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Henry Hudson: Henry Hudson Bridge
built 267 days ago
The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City across the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, a tidal strait. It connects the Spuyten Duyvil section of The Bronx with the northern end of Manhattan to the south. On the Manhattan side, it touches Inwood Hill Park. The bridge has two roadway levels carrying an aggregate of seven traffic lanes, the lower level having been opened to traffic in 1936 and the upper level in 1938. It was designed by David B. Steinman (in realization of his PhD thesis) and built by the American Bridge Company at an original cost of $4,949,000 for the original single deck structure. A second deck had been designed in and was added in 1938 at an additional cost of approximately $2,000,000.
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Continuing north of West 72nd Street to the George Washington Bridge, the Henry Hudson Bridge would have been reconstructed with eight 11-foot-wide lanes in a 3-2-3 configuration. The two center lanes would have been reversible during rush-hour periods. In addition, new 10-foot-wide shoulders and standard acceleration-deceleration lanes would have been constructed.
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Henry Hudson Bridge was taken from the Spuyten Duyvil section of the Bronx. Originally painted in forest green to blend in with the hillsides, the bridge was painted in medium blue (this application painted in 1989) to blend in with the river. The bridge has since been repainted gray.
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When it opened, the Henry Hudson Bridge was the longest plate girder arch and fixed arch bridge in the world. It spans Spuyten Duyvil Creek just east of where that strait meets the Hudson River. The bridge is part of the Henry Hudson Parkway placarded as New York State Route 9A. To its west, at five feet above water level, is the Sputyen Duyvil Bridge, which is used by Amtrak trains heading to Albany, New York and other points north. The Spuyten Duyvil Train Station is located under the Henry Hudson Bridge on the Bronx side.
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