Statue Facts

The statue measures 151 feet 1 inch from base to torch and 305 feet 1 inch from pedestal foundation to torch. Its hand is 16 feet 5 inches long, the index finger 8 feet long, and a fingernail 13 by 10 inches. The head measures 17 feet 3 inches from chin to cranium, 10 feet from ear to ear, with an eye span of 2 feet 6 inches, a nose 4 feet 6 inches long, and a mouth 3 feet wide. The right arm is 42 feet long with a greatest thickness of 12 feet, and the waist is 35 feet thick. The tablet is 23 feet 7 inches long, 13 feet 7 inches wide, and 2 feet thick. The granite pedestal is 89 feet high, the foundation 65 feet high, and the structure used 200,000 pounds of copper and 250,000 pounds of steel, for a total weight of 450,000 pounds.

Bayonne, New Jersey · United States