Category Archives: bridges

Bayonne Bridge: The Case of the Missing Half-Scissor

Posted on August 11, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Media Relations Staff On a November day in 1931, a pair of scissors specially crafted for the occasion was used to cut the ribbon in the dedication of the Bayonne Bridge, whose magnificent steel arch was the … Continue reading →

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Goethals Bridge Stay Cables: the Muscle of a New Bridge-building Era

Posted on July 26, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Neal Buccino, Media Relations Staff Good bones are important.  But you can’t lift heavy weights without muscles of steel. Such is the case for a class of bridges called cable stayed bridges, of which the new Goethals Bridge, under construction … Continue reading →

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The George Washington Bridge and Artist Faith Ringgold’s Tar Beach

Posted on May 19, 2016 by PANYNJ PORTfolio

By Portfolio Editor Roz Hamlett The George Washington Bridge may not be quite as famous as that other well-known bridge in Brooklyn, but if popularity in the lofty world of bridges is measured by a span’s ability to inspire world-class … Continue reading →

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