Headquartered in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Vertech International supplies the U.S. Navy and assists in infrastructure projects nationwide. One project that Vertech International helped create was the Bayonne Bridge. The Bayonne Bridge has a long history as part of New York and New Jersey’s public infrastructure networks.

The New York Port Authority conceived the Bayonne Bridge to accommodate predicted rises in pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic in Staten Island and the New York City metropolitan area. Therefore, the bridge initially used a suspension design. However, after considering future rail lanes and the cost to alter the completed bridge to bear rail traffic, the bridge design was changed to an arch shape instead.

Construction began on the bridge in 1928, with an anticipated 1932 completion date. The grand opening took place in 1931, and $3 million under budget, the Bayonne Bridge stood as the longest truss in the world for 45 years, at more than 1675 feet long. In the years since its opening, the city of Bayonne and the Port Authority revitalized the bridge by adding benches and shrubbery to the New Jersey toll Plaza.

As of 2019, the bridge is eligible for a listing in the National Register of Historic Places, so the New York and New Jersey Offices of Historical Preservation maintain records regarding its construction and history, some available on the bridge’s web page on The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s website.