Traveling to Cape Liberty

[bkrickles1]

I'm sailing LOS on 7/2 and driving from Long Island to Cape Liberty.

I'd like to take the route that brings me to the Bayonne Bridge as it'll be a Thursday morning and I don't want to go through the city.

I know the Bayonne Bridge is under construction and appears to be closed every weekday from 8am to 3pm.

Has anyone gone this way and knows what happens?

I believe you are diverted to Goethals Bridge.

Is that a tremendous inconvenience?

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Oh, by the way, 11 days!!

[138east]

I'm sailing LOS on 7/2 and driving from Long Island to Cape Liberty.

I'd like to take the route that brings me to the Bayonne Bridge as it'll be a Thursday morning and I don't want to go through the city.

I know the Bayonne Bridge is under construction and appears to be closed every weekday from 8am to 3pm.

Has anyone gone this way and knows what happens?

I believe you are diverted to Goethals Bridge.

Is that a tremendous inconvenience?

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

Oh, by the way, 11 days!!

 

You have to check next week to see the Bayonne Bridge closure schedule. https://www.panynj.gov/alerts-advisories/advisories-bayonne-bridge.html

 

To get around this you sta on I278 west to the Goethals Bridge and take the NJ Turnpike North to exit 14A, which means you get on the turnpike extension (exits 14, 14A, 14B, 14C) at Newark airport and follow the signs to 14A.

 

At exit 14A please follow these directions. Others have followed them successfully. The signage is poor. There are lots of choices and you have to make a quick decision as to where you are going. For a first timer there's not time to stop and try to spot the correct little sign and I'm not sure the names of all the streets are clearly marked. GPS is not 100% reliable in this area.

 

The ramp is straight across the toll plaza. Here's a video. No real street signs.

 

After you pay your toll you go straight across the toll plaza and get on a 2 lane ramp that goes up and curves left. This is hard to miss. On the ramp you stay on the right and make the first right, stay to the right and make another right. You will come to the light at route 440 where you will make a left, stay left, and make a left at the first light onto Goldsborough Drive. Route 440 is a four lane divided highway. You can only turn left at a traffic light - going south the first light is now at Goldsborough Drive. The left turn into the port used to be at Port Terminal Blvd (and it still is coming the other way), but they shut down that turn fairly recently and made Goldsborough Drive the main port access road coming from the north. Goldsborough Drive will merge with Port Terminal Blvd. You will be able to see the ship and you just follow the crowd about 2 miles out to the ship.