Talk:Bayonne Bridge
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"The Bayonne Bridge is the second longest steel arch bridge in the world."
This is actually incorrect.
The longest steel arch bridge in the world is the Lupu Bridge in Shanghai, China. Lupu bridge has a 550 meter long steel arch. (Some entries spell it Lu Pu).
The second longest steel arch bridge is the New River Gorge bridge.
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Is the total length of the bridge quoted in the article (8640 ft) correct?
Several other sources suggest a different length:
1) http://bridgepros.com/projects/BayonneBridge/Bayonne.htm
2) http://www.panynj.gov/tbt/bbmain.HTM
Both sources have 5780 ft listed.
Hmmm... Altec-biol 04:05, 23 October 2005 (UTC)
Being a resident I can tell you it isn't a mile and a half (8640) and I would say a little more than a mile. Go with those sources.
