Editing George Washington Goethals (section)

==Civilian life==
Later on, he headed an engineering and construction firm. He became the first consulting engineer of the Port of New York Authority (now the [[Port Authority of New York and New Jersey]] or PANYNJ).<ref name=Khaki>{{cite book|last=Davis|first=Henry Blaine Jr.|title=Generals in Khaki|publisher=Pentland Press, Inc.|year= 1998
|isbn= 1571970886|oclc=40298151|pages=149–150}}</ref> Both the original [[Goethals Bridge (1928–2017)|Goethals Bridge]] and the current [[Goethals Bridge]], which the PANYNJ operates between New York and New Jersey, were named for him. Goethals was an elected member of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], the [[American Philosophical Society]], and the United States [[National Academy of Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=George Washington Goethals |url=https://www.amacad.org/person/george-washington-goethals |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=APS Member History |url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=George+Washington+Goethals&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=George W. Goethals |url=https://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/20000722.html |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref>