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Mid Hudson Bridge

Ulster County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr in October 2006

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BH Photo #173955

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Overview
Suspension bridge over Hudson River on US 44 and NY 55 in Highland and Poughkeepsie
Location
Poughkeepsie, Ulster County, New York, and Dutchess County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1930; rehabilitated 1989
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- 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)
Quadrangle map:
Poughkeepsie
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
40,831
Inventory numbers
NY 5025530 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of June 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 51.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,525)
Arch (12,231)
Built 1930 (1,754)
Built during 1930s (11,798)
County line crossing (533)
Deck arch (11,468)
Dutchess County, New York (128)
Flared (403)
Have street view (27,121)
Highland, New York (4)
Hudson River (61)
NY 55 (6)
Navigable waterway (2,155)
New York (4,457)
 Open (40,036)
Owned by bridge authority (253)
Poughkeepsie, New York (16)
Ralph Modjeski (49)
Skewed (4,919)
Span length over 1000 feet (106)
Stone arch (3,097)
Suspension (719)
Toll (170)
Total length over 2500 feet (918)
US 44 (12)
Ulster County, New York (127)
Wire/cable Suspension (142)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2020: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • August 15, 2019: New photo from Irma Hale
  • June 12, 2018: Updated by Royce and Bobette Haley: approach
  • August 14, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 18, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
  • August 23, 2014: New photo from Janis Ford
  • July 9, 2014: New photos from Andrew Raker
  • November 18, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Wire/cable Suspension"
  • June 29, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Added "Bridge Music" links

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