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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in October 2006

Overview: Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 44 and NY 55 in Highland and Poughkeepsie
Location: Highland, Ulster County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1989
Builder: - Ralph Modjeski of Bochnia, Poland (Chief Engineer)
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,494.8 ft.
Total length: 4,201.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 30.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Also called: Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.70278, -73.94694 (decimal degrees)
41°42'10" N, 73°56'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/587616/4617312 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Poughkeepsie
Inventory numbers: NY 5025530 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2010): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 53.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 37,700