Outerbridge Crossing

Rather than call it the "Outerbridge Bridge" the span was labeled a "crossing," but many New Yorkers mistakenly assume the name comes from the fact that it is the most remote bridge in New York City.

Tolls are collected in the eastbound direction only. The cash toll is $8 for passenger vehicles. Users of E-ZPass pay a discounted toll of $6 during off-peak hours (outside of 6-9 am and 4-7 pm).

The Outerbridge Crossing carried 32,438,000 vehicles (both directions) in 2006, or approximately 90,000 each day.Outerbridge Crossing, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2008.

It is a steel cantilever construction, designed by John Alexander Low Waddell and built under the auspices of the Port of New York Authority, now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which currently operates it.

It opened simultaneously with the Goethals Bridge on June 29, 1928. Both spans have similar designs. Both bridges did not see high counts of traffic a day until the opening of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Traffic counts on both bridges were also suppressed due to the effects of the Great Depression and World War II.

In recent years, the bridge has undergone numerous repair jobs as a result of the high volume of traffic that crosses the bridge each day.

External links

Port Authority: Outerbridge Crossing
Outerbridge Crossing Historic Overview at Steve Anderson's nycroads.com