The Goethals Bridge connects Elizabeth, New Jersey to Staten Island (New York City), near the Howland Hook Marine Terminal, Staten Island, New York, United States over the Arthur Kill. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the span was one of the first structures built by the authority. On the New Jersey side it is located south of Newark Airport, 2 exits from the New...
Goethals Bridge links Elizabeth, N.J., with Howland Hook area of Staten Island, N.Y. It is a memorial to Major General George W. Goethals, one of the builders of the Panama Canal and the first consulting engineer of the Port Authority. The bridges 135-foot channel clearance permits the passage of deep-sea vessels. Opened for traffic in 1928, it has a traffic volume of more than 25 million...