The Goethals Bridge is a pair of cable-stayed bridge spans connecting Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Staten Island, New York, United States. The spans cross a strait known as Arthur Kill, and replaced a ca
Aerial view of the Goethals Bridge (top left) with the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge at bottom right
The original Goethals Bridge, seen from Staten Island in 2004
From the new eastbound bridge, looking westward
Interstate 278 is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York in the United States. The road runs 35.62 miles from US Route 1/9 in Linden, New Jersey, northeast to the Bruckner Intercha
Goethals Bridge
…upon the completion of the westbound span, also included additional lanes of traffic, high-speed E-ZPass lanes, and a reconstruction and widening of Interstate 278 from exit 4 in New York (NY 440 south) to Route 439 in New Jersey. The span was demolished starting in January 2018, after the opening of the replacement…
View west along I-278 between the New Jersey Turnpike and US 1/9 in Elizabeth. The wide median provided room for an intended expansion and extension of the road which never occurred.
I-278 (Staten Island Expressway) westbound at Clove Road
The Gowanus Expressway during the 2008 Five Boro Bike Tour
The BQE under Brooklyn Heights Promenade as seen from the Brooklyn Bridge.