As of six days ago, that gap was all that seemed to remain for a complete span. Who knows . . . by now, that may be bridged as well. Here are some of the posts that show the project of modifying the soon-to-be 85 year-old icon I’ve had on my blog since day 1. Here were a set of posts I did when the bridge turned 80.
Once the higher span is complete and open for traffic, the lower span will be dismantled. I wonder what the arches are feeling.
All photos by Will Van Dorp.
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September 29, 2016 at 11:35 am
bowsprite
Mend the gap…in my heart!
The Baltic Exchange ship owners happily wave “sawatdee!” to their cares as SGX takes on the load for the tune $112.87 million. We will stand on the raised deck of this bridge, raise our glasses and wait to welcome the big laden ships to pour in with goodies.
September 29, 2016 at 8:02 pm
Charles Danko
It comes as a shock to realize that i’m only 14 years younger than the Bayonne Bridge. What memories it dredges up though. Trips to Staten Island for horseback riding………auto racing at Weisglass Stadium…….fishing trips out of Great Kills. As a kid growing up in Bayonne I travelled across it many times on my bike……….as a teenager the right of passage would take me across it many times to take advantage of the legal drinking age on Staten Island. Working just a couple of blocks away the day the Alva Cape & Texaco Massachusetts collided under it and wondering what the hell was going on afterwards.
I haven’t been across it in maybe 15 years……..I think i’ll plan a trip when the “new” bridge opens.