The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, [4] is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County [5] and Cortlandt in Westchester County. As the oldest of NYSBA's bridges, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular river crossing between New York City and Albany. At the time it was built, it was also the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first suspended bridge to have a concrete deck.
Bear Mountain Bridge New York State Photograph by Gary Nedbal
The Bear Mountain Bridge Walkway will let you surround yourself with fall colors in New York like nowhere else. The Bear Mountain Bridge in New York stretches across the Hudson River. At over 2,200 feet in length, it's quite impressive, but never more so than in the fall, when it is surrounded by amazing colors. Tony Shi Photography/Getty Images The Bear Mountain Bridge Tolls today are actually lower, in real dollars, than they were in 1933 when the Authority began operations. Take a virtual tour of NYSBA%u2019s oldest bridge, the Bear Mountain Bridge. Explore its history and learn interesting facts. As the oldest of NYSBA's bridges, Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular river crossing between New York City and Albany. At the time it was built, it was also the longest suspension bridge in the world and the first suspended bridge to have a concrete deck. The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially called the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a suspension toll bridge in upstate New York. It carries US 6/ US 202 across the Hudson River between Rockland/ Orange counties and Westchester/ Putnam counties.
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The Bear Mountain Bridge was the first vehicular crossing of the Hudson River south of Albany, followed by the opening of the Mid-Hudson Bridge in 1930 and the George Washington Bridge in 1932.. A provision to turn the bridge over to New York after a period of 30 years was written into the original charter for BMB. For the 16 years that the. The Lincoln Depot Museum is located at 10 South Water Street, Peekskill, NY. For more information call (914) 402-4318 or visit www.lincolndepotmuseum.org Photo of Bear Mountain Bridge in October 2022 courtesy wikimedia user Zachary Coleman. Lincoln Depot Museum Palisades Interstate Parkway Chestertown, NY 12817 *Donations are not tax deductible. The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County and Cortlandt in Westchester County. Former New York Governor Benjamin Odell drove the last rivet on October 9, 1924. The bridge cost a total of $6 million, of which $2 million was spent to construct the Bear Mountain Bridge Road towards Peekskill, a 3-mile (5 km) long approach road that was blasted out of granite alongside Anthony's Nose, 400 feet (122 m) above the Hudson River.
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Bear Mountain Bridge (US 6 and US 202) This 2004 photo shows the Bear Mountain Bridge (US 6 and US 202) from the western shoreline, just above the Orange-Rockland county line. (Photo by C.C. Slater.) Type of bridge: Construction started: Opened to traffic: Length of main span: Length of side spans: Length, anchorage to anchorage: Width of bridge: Time Capsule Dedicated to Celebrate Construction Starting in 1923 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the kickoff of celebrations surrounding the upcoming centennial of the Bear Mountain Bridge in 2024.
The Bear Mountain Bridge Approaches Its Centennial in the Hudson Valley October 26, 2023 Article by David Levine via HV Mag San Francisco has the Golden Gate. New York has the Brooklyn. And we in the Hudson Valley have our own beautiful, historic river crossing—the Bear Mountain Bridge. FORT MONTGOMERY - In celebration of 99 years since the Bear Mountain Bridge opened for public use, the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) has unveiled a recreation of a 1924 photograph of construction crews and others taken from the deck of the bridge prior to its opening.
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FORT MONTGOMERY - In celebration of 99 years since the Bear Mountain Bridge opened for public use, the New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) has unveiled a recreation of a 1924 photograph of construction crews and others taken from the deck of the bridge prior to its opening. The photo was taken by Scott Snell of SDS Imagery, a filmmaker and producer based in Beacon, NY. The Bear Mountain Bridge is the oldest of the New York State Bridge Authority's bridges. Crossing the Hudson River and bordering Putnam and Westchester counties on the east and Orange and Rockland.
