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Berkshire Spur Bridge

Rensselaer County, New York, and Albany County, New York
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in January 2010

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Hudson River on Berkshire Spur
Location
Rensselaer County, New York, and Albany County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1958; rehabilitated 1994
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 600.1 ft.
Total length: 5,330.0 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Deck width: 66.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 32.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.50639, -73.76333   (decimal degrees)
42°30'23" N, 73°45'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/601602/4706743 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Delmar
Inventory numbers
NY 5006599 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26677 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
12,700

Categories 

Albany County, New York (34)
Built 1958 (214)
Built during 1950s (2,382)
Have street view (9,880)
Hudson River (23)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
New York (1,759)
Open (28,293)
 Over a mile long (192)
Owned by bridge authority (139)
Rensselaer County, New York (47)
Span length 500-1000 feet (313)
Through truss (9,200)
Toll (115)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)
Truss (23,559)

Update Log 

  • November 1, 2011: New Street View added by James Baughn
  • August 24, 2010: New photo from Doug Kerr

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  • Doug Kerr
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Berkshire Spur Bridge
Posted March 3, 2012, by Marc (mrscotti [at] dot [dot] state [dot] ny [dot] us)

Bob:

The Castleton-On-Hudson Bridge (the correct name) is part of the N.Y.S. Throughway system, which has no weight restricted bridges. If you were to pull out of the G.E. dock with a 300-Ton transformer, you'd have a problem. But standard tractor-trailer loads are well within the bridge's capacity. Note that tandems are limited to 2 trailers in N.Y.S., not 3 as in some other states.

Marc

Berkshire Spur Bridge
Posted March 3, 2012, by Bob Dupuis (bdupuis [at] jpnoonan [dot] com)

What is the maximum weight allowed over the bridge with tractor trailers?