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Bear Mountain Bridge

Rockland County, New York, and Westchester County, New York

Photos 

Photo taken by Doug Kerr in August 2008

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BH Photo #174204

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 6 and US 202 in Fort Montgomery
Location
Fort Montgomery, Rockland County, New York, and Westchester County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1924; rehabilitated 1977
Builder
- Baird and Hodges-design engineers
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 on November 23, 1982
Also called
Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge (Ceremonial)
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)
Quadrangle map:
Peekskill
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
22,253
Inventory numbers
NY 5503400 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 82001266 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 26720 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 61.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Baird and Hodges-design engineers (1)
Built 1924 (745)
Built during 1920s (9,927)
County line crossing (533)
Fort Montgomery, New York (4)
Have street view (26,955)
Hudson River (59)
NR-listed (2,961)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New York (4,403)
 Open (39,895)
Owned by bridge authority (251)
Rockland County, New York (45)
Span length over 1000 feet (106)
Suspension (706)
Toll (170)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
US 202 (20)
US 6 (125)
Westchester County, New York (218)

Update Log 

  • December 14, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • December 13, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • August 10, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • July 2, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 24, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • March 14, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • April 2, 2018: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • August 14, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • July 30, 2016: New photos from Nathan Myers
  • January 23, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • October 18, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
  • July 17, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Doug Kerr
  • Wikipedia
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
  • Nathan Myers - nathanmyers94 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Josh Schmid
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
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Comments 

Bear Mountain Bridge
Posted September 28, 2019, by Michael Israel (misrael [at] airvuz [dot] com)

Here's a drone video of the bridge to really see what it looks like:

https://www.airvuz.com/video/New-Yorks-Bear-Mountain-Bridge?...

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.

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=s000053...

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

It was once the longest suspension bridge in the world.