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Bear Mountain Bridge

Rockland County, New York, and Westchester County, New York
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Overview
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 6 and US 202 in West Point
Location
West Point, Rockland County, New York, and Westchester County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1977
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,632.0 ft.
Total length: 2,258.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 37.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.31972, -73.98417   (decimal degrees)
41°19'11" N, 73°59'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/585019/4574747 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Peekskill
Inventory numbers
NY 5503400 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2010)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 59.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
18,300

Categories 

Built 1924 (494)
Built during 1920s (7,033)
Hudson River (23)
NR-listed (2,354)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
New York (1,767)
Open (28,314)
Owned by bridge authority (139)
Rockland County, New York (25)
 Span length over 1000 feet (105)
Suspension (278)
Toll (115)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
US 202 (16)
US 6 (58)
West Point, New York (6)
Westchester County, New York (95)

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Hudson River Bridge
Posted June 25, 2009, by Matthew Brennesholtz (matthew [at] insightmedia [dot] info)

This bridge is, in fact, known as the Bear Mountain Bridge. It carries not only Routes 6 and 202 accross the Hudson, it carries the Appalachian Trail as well. It has a nice walkway and is also suitable for bycycles to cross.

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Hudson River Bridge
Posted February 14, 2009, by michael (mconfoy [at] verizon [dot] net)

Shouldn't this be called the Bear Mountain Bridge? http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0000530

http://www.bridgemeister.com/bridge.php?bid=141

It was once the longest suspension bridge in the world.