New Bridge Replacing 89-Year-Old Goethals

ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) —
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The Goethals Bridge, top, is seen from Elizabeth, N.J., in this 2011 photo, is closing Friday. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Friday is the last day for the Goethals Bridge.

The 89-year-old span that connects Elizabeth, New Jersey, with Staten Island, New York, will be replaced by twin spans. New York-bound traffic will use the first of the twin spans Saturday afternoon. New Jersey-bound lanes will open late Sunday afternoon. The second of the twin spans will open in 2018.

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The new eastbound span of the Goethals Bridge, right, is shown beside the incomplete westbound span, center, and the original 89-year-old bridge connecting Elizabeth, N.J. with Staten Island, from Elizabeth, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

The new Goethals Bridge spans will each have three 12-foot lanes along with 12-foot outer shoulders and 5-foot inner shoulders.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the $1.5-billion, cable-stayed crossing is the agency’s first new bridge opening since the Bayonne Bridge was completed in 1931.

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