The Bayonne Bridge

The Bayonne Bridge. Connecting People and the World. , Enjoy the Path , The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey welcomes you to experience the Bayonne Bridge. It's shared use pathway offers magnificent views of Bayonne, Staten Island, and Manhattan. Look for ships , of all sizes and from all over the world , passing beneath. The pathway is approximately 8,400 feet long (over 1.5 miles long) and rises to a height of 215 feet above the Kill Van Kull. Along its length you'll find interpretive signs about the history of the bridge and surrounding areas. Enjoy the journey and the views., The Bridge , The Bayonne Bridge is one of the world's largest steel Arch bridges. Its iconic arch can be seen for miles around. Completed in 1931, the bridge was designed by Othmar Ammann, then Chief Engineer for The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and one of the great bridge designers of the 20th century. Ammann's innovative design helped manage traffic between Staten Island, Bayonne, and Manhattan. It also enabled the Kill Van Kull, a key shipping channel for the Port of New York and New Jersey, to remain open during construction.Raise the Roadway , The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's "Raise the Roadway" project (2013-2019) elevated the bridge's suspended roadway from 151 feet to 215 feet. this enables a new generation of 21st century container ships , larger, more efficient and better for the environment , to pass under the bridge and reach Port Newark and Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal in New Jersey, and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten Island. This innovative and ambitious project kept the bridge's roadway and the shipping channel open throughout construction. The Port Authority celebrated the completion of the project on June 14, 2019., [Captions:]
Detail of Arch as viewed from the pedestrian pathway. Image by Robert Wise, photographer, 2019., Left: Construction of the steel arch in Port Richmond. Image courtesy of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Right: Historic view of the Bayonne Bridge approach piers. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress (HAER NJ-66, photo 10)., Top left: The CMA CGM Brazil, the largest container ship ever to call at any U.S. East Coast port, passing under the Bayonne Bridge on September 12, 2020. Image courtesy of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Bottom left: Comparison of the former (left) and current (right) appearance of the Bayonne Bridge. Right: View of the Bayonne Bridge from Dennis P. Collins Park in Bayonne. Image by Michael Epperstein, photographer, 2019.