Collar City Bridge

Collar City Bridge
Coordinates 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°WCoordinates: 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W
Carries 8 lanes of I-787 / NY 7
Crosses Hudson River
Locale Colonie, Green Island and Troy, NY
Other name(s) Hoosick Street Bridge
Maintained by NYSDOT
ID number 1070869
Characteristics
Design Girder bridge
History
Opened 1981

The Collar City Bridge (also known as the Hoosick Street Bridge) carries NYS Route 7 (NY 7) across the Hudson River connecting Colonie, New York with Troy, by way of passing over Green Island.[1] Though the northern terminus of Interstate 787 (I-787) is unclear, there is sign evidence of a concurrency at least halfway across the bridge.

History

The bridge had been planned since the 1950s, but did not open to traffic until 1981 connecting Troy and Green Island to I-787. By the end of the decade, the Route 7 Freeway was completed with a connection to the bridge. The bridge's official name, a reference to the City of Troy's nickname, was selected by an elderly couple in nearby Berlin.[2]

Traveling west (signed south) on NY 7 / I-787 concurrency on the bridge


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Interstate 787 New York @ Interstate-Guide.com".
  2. ↑ Furfaro, Canielle (2007-07-13). "Bridge to history". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved 2007-09-19.