Market-Garden was an operation to secure a bridgehead over the Rhine. The PURPOSE of this bridgehead was to eventually get to the Ruhr as soon as possible, but a drive to the Ruhr wasn't technically part of Market-Garden.
After capturing Arnhem, the British were indeed to drive northward to the sea. This would secure their flank for the drive to the Ruhr. It's not as far as one might expect, since the sea juts southward signifigantly in the Netherlands' area.
"Success" is not only one outcome. There can be many degrees of success. To be even more explicit then above, success could mean securing a bridgehead over the Rhine, but having it fairly well-contained, or could mean achieving a complete breakthrough to the coast (with a subsequent drive to the Ruhr).
Also note that I accidently mistyped the first sentance of my second paragraph in my previous post. It should (obviously) read, "A likely scenario is the British using a better drop zone, allowing them to concentrate their whole airborne division at Arnhem, perhaps allowing them to hold out until the XXX corps arrives.
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