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The Theodore Roosevelt, the largest-capacity container ship ever to visit an East Coast port, makes its way under the Bayonne Bridge spanning Bayonne, N.J. and New York's Staten Island, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spent $1.6 billion to raise the bridge and deepen the channel so very large ships, like the Theodore Roosevelt on its maiden voyage to the United States, can use the container ports in Elizabeth and Newark. (Bill Lyons/Staten Island Advance via AP)

Largest-capacity container ship visits East Coast port

ELIZABETH, N.J. – The largest-capacity container ship ever to visit an East Coast port has sailed under a bridge that was elevated to handle such vessels.

The Theodore Roosevelt passed under the Bayonne Bridge on Thursday on its way to its dock in Elizabeth.

The ship is 1,202 feet (366 metres) long — the length of four football fields — and 166 feet (50 metres) wide. It can carry more than 7,200 standard 40-foot (12 metres) shipping containers above and below its decks.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has spent $1.6 billion to raise the bridge and deepen the channel so very large ships can use the container ports in Elizabeth and Newark.

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