Morris Goodkind (1888 – September 5, 1968) was chief

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engineer for the New Jersey State Highway Department from 1925 to 1955 (now

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), and was responsible for the construction of numerous bridges during that period. Goodkind emphasized the integration of

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and

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in bridge design and received awards from the

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and the American Institute of Steel Construction for his designs. Goodkind was a graduate of

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. He worked for the New York City Public Service Commission in the development of the subway system before working on bridge designs for engineering firms and Mercer County, New Jersey. He joined the New Jersey Highway Department in 1922, and was its Chief Bridge Engineer from 1925–1955, after which he retired to private practice. Morris Goodkind designed the northbound span of the bridge that crosses the Raritan River at Route 1, completed in 1929, and now known as the Morris Goodkind Memorial Bridge. His son Donald Goodkind (1922–2013) was an architect and engineer who became assistant commissioner for highways of the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Donald Goodkind designed the southbound span of the bridge that crosses the Raritan River at Route 1, built in 1974, and now known as the Donald Goodkind Bridge.

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Pulaski Skyway The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying an expressway designated U.S. Route 1/9 (US 1/9) for most of its length. The structure has a total length of . Its ...

Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges The Donald and Morris Goodkind Bridges are a pair of bridges on U.S. Route 1 in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The bridges cross the Raritan River, connecting Edison on the north bank with New Brunswick on the south. The northbound span, a concr ...

Edison Bridge (New Jersey) The Edison Bridge (officially the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Bridge) is a bridge on U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey, spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge, which connects Woodbridge on the north with Sayreville on t ...

Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge The Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge crossing the Passaic River at a point from the river mouth at Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey, United States. The vertical lift bridge, along the route of the Lincol ...

Basilone Memorial Bridge The Basilone Memorial Bridge is a bridge on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) in the U.S. state of New Jersey spanning the Raritan River. The bridge connects Edison on the north with New Brunswick on the south. The bridge, which opened along with ...

* Bridges along the

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* Bridges along the

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* Shark River Bridge * Cheesequake Creek Bridge * Absecon Boulevard Bridge * Perth Amboy Bypass – NJ Route 35 Extension * Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge *

Route 46 Passaic River Bridge The Route 46 Passaic River Bridge can refer to a number of bridges that carry U.S. Route 46 (US 46) over the Passaic River in Northern New Jersey. US 46 was originally developed as Route 6 under the direction of Morris Goodkind who was c ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodkind, Morris 1888 births 1968 deaths Engineers from New Jersey American bridge engineers People from New Brunswick, New Jersey Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni

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