Goethals Bridge

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The Goethals Bridge is a major steel truss bridge that carries vehicular traffic between Staten Island, New York, and Elizabeth, New Jersey, across the Arthur Kill.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road bridge
steel truss bridge
bodyOfWater Arthur Kill
carries vehicular traffic
connects Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Staten Island
connectsBorough Staten Island
connectsCity Elizabeth
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Arthur Kill
crossesBetween Elizabeth, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Staten Island
surface form: Staten Island, New York
crossesStrait Arthur Kill
design through truss
function highway bridge
locatedIn New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
locatedInCounty Richmond County, New York NERFINISHED
Union County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
maintainedBy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
namedAfter George Washington Goethals
opened 1928
owner Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
partOf Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
surface form: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey bridge network
regionServed New York metropolitan area
replacedBy new Goethals Bridge cable-stayed spans
roadTypeCarried Interstate 278 NERFINISHED
structureMaterial steel
toll yes
trafficType motor vehicles

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

George Washington Goethals familyName Goethals Bridge
this entity surface form: Goethals
Arthur Kill hasBridge Goethals Bridge
Arthur Kill hasBridge Goethals Bridge
this entity surface form: Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge
Staten Island majorBridge Goethals Bridge
Bayonne Bridge parallelTo Goethals Bridge
this entity surface form: Goethals Bridge (as regional crossing alternative)