History
The Port Authority Police Department was created in June 1928 when 40 men were selected to police the Goethals Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing (then known as the Arthur Kill Bridge). These original officers were known as Bridgemen, nine of whom were later promoted to the rank of Bridgemaster, or Sergeant.
As the Port Authority facilities increased in number, so did its police force. With the opening of the Holland Tunnel in 1927, three Metropolitan Airports and a Marine Terminal in the 1940s, the force grew. In the 1950s the Port Authority Bus Terminal opened. The Port Authority also assumed control of the PATH system, formerly known as The Hudson and Manhattan Tubes.
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