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The Hudson River is a 315-mile (507 km) river that flows from north to south primarily through eastern New York, United States.It originates in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York at Henderson Lake in the town of Newcomb, and flows southward through the Hudson Valley to the New York Harbor between New York City and Jersey City, eventually draining into the Atlantic Ocean at Upper New ...
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Hudson River, from its mouth at the Upper New York Bay upstream to its cartographic beginning at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. This transport-related list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
The Hudson Valley (also known as the Hudson River Valley) comprises the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in the U.S. state of New York. The region stretches from the Capital District including Albany and Troy south to Yonkers in Westchester County , bordering New York City .
A 1781 map, developed during the Revolutionary War, that refers to the "North River or Hudson River", using both names interchangeably. In the early 17th century, the entire watercourse was named the North River (Dutch: Noort Rivier") by the Dutch colonial empire; by the early 18th century, the term fell out of general use for most of the river's 300+ mile course. [7]
For crossings of the Hudson River, see: List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River (bridges and tunnels) List of ferries across the Hudson River to New York City
A colored postcard of the Palisades c. 1898. The Palisades appear on the first European map of the New World, made by Gerardus Mercator in 1541 based on the description given him by Giovanni da Verrazzano, [10] who suggested they look like a "fence of stakes".
The Hudson River in New York and New Jersey is full of islands, though some have been filled in to connect to the shore. Some of the islands have the Hudson on one side and have another river or creek on the other side. Many of the defunct islands are still labeled on NYSDOT and USGS quadrangle maps.
A 2004 map with Lower New York Bay highlighted in pink Hudson River estuary waterways: 1. Hudson River, 2. East River, 3. Long Island Sound, 4. Newark Bay, 5. Upper New York Bay, 6.