Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge

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Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge
Foreground: Alfred H. Smith Bridge; Background: Castleton Bridge. Seen from the west shore, south of the bridges.
Crosses	Hudson River
Locale	Castleton-on-Hudson, New York
Opening date	1928[1]

The Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge is a railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River at Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, United States.

The bridge is owned by CSX Transportation and was originally built for the New York Central Railroad, which was subsequently merged into the Penn Central and then Conrail before being acquired by CSX.

The bridge is named in honor of Alfred H. Smith, the president of the New York Central Railroad who authorized the construction of this bridge as part of an extensive project known as the Castleton Cut-Off. He died in a horse-riding accident in Central Park in 1924, prior to the completion of the bridge in that same year. He is sometimes confused with Alfred E. Smith, New York's governor at the time.

Crossings of the Hudson River Upstream Castleton Bridge Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge Downstream Rip Van Winkle Bridge