Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
New York Tappan Zee Bridge: I-87 / I-287 / New York Thruway: South Nyack – Tarrytown: 1955-2017 ... Hudson River Bridge (demolished) Rail Livingston Avenue Bridge:
The total length of all spans and approaches is 7,855 feet (2,394 m) for the north span and 7,789 feet (2,374 m) for the south span. The bridges, owned by the New York State Bridge Authority, carry six lanes of traffic and approximately 65,000 vehicles per day. The bridge is officially known as the Hamilton Fish Newburgh–Beacon Bridge.
3 lanes of US 44 / NY 55: Crosses: Hudson River: Locale: Highland, New York and Poughkeepsie, New York: Official name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge: Maintained by: New York State Bridge Authority: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge: Total length: 3,000 feet (910 m) Longest span: 457.3 metres (1,500 ft) Clearance below ...
The Newburgh–Beacon Ferry is a ferry service crossing the Hudson River that connects Newburgh with Beacon in the U.S. state of New York.It carries passengers between the two cities during rush hour, primarily transporting commuters from the west side of the river at Newburgh to the commuter train station on the east side at Beacon where they can catch Metro-North Hudson Line service to Grand ...
The new bridge was to be built a few yards to the north of the existing bridge, connecting to the existing highway approaches of the New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287) on both river banks. [17] The New York State Thruway Authority (NYSTA) requested design proposals from four companies in 2012 and eventually received three project proposals.
The law creating the New York State Bridge Authority is found in the Bridge Authority Act, currently Sections 525 to 542 of the New York Public Authorities Law and defines the Bridge Authority's mission as “to maintain and operate the safe vehicle crossings over the Hudson River entrusted to its jurisdiction for the economic and social ...
The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a 5,040 ft (1,540 m) cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Hudson, New York and Catskill, New York. Affording 145 feet (44 m) of clearance over the water, the structure carries NY 23 across the river, connecting US 9W and NY 385 on the west side with NY 9G on the east side. The bridge also passes over ...
Opened on December 15, 1955, the Tappan Zee Bridge was one of the primary crossings of the Hudson River north of New York City; it carried much of the traffic between southern New England and points west of the Hudson. The bridge was the longest bridge in New York State, a title retained by its replacement. The total length of the bridge ...