Rip Van Winkle Bridge

Rip Van Winkle Bridge

Crossing the bridge eastbound in the summer
Coordinates 42°13′25″N 73°51′01″W / 42.22358°N 73.85038°WCoordinates: 42°13′25″N 73°51′01″W / 42.22358°N 73.85038°W
Carries NY 23
Locale Hudson, New York and Catskill, New York
Maintained by New York State Bridge Authority
Characteristics
Design Cantilever and truss
Total length 5,040 ft (1,536.5 m)
Width 30 ft (9.1 m)
Longest span 800 ft (243.8 m)
Clearance below 145 ft (44.2 m)
History
Opened 1935
Statistics
Daily traffic 15,000
Toll $1.50, eastbound only
Rip Van Winkle Bridge
Location in New York

The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Hudson, New York and Catskill, New York. The structure carries NY 23 across the river, connecting on the west side, US 9W and NY 385 with NY 9G on the east side. The bridge was built by the newly created New York State Bridge Authority, opening on July 2, 1935, at a cost of $2.4 million ($41,280,000 with inflation[1]). Upon its opening, the toll was USD $0.80 ($13.76 with inflation[1]) per passenger car and USD $0.10 ($1.72 with inflation[1]) per passenger up to $1 ($17.2 with inflation[1]). The current toll for autos is $1.50 for eastbound traffic only. The bridge extends 5,040 feet (1536 m) across the river, with a ship clearance of 145 feet (44 m).

The bridge is named after the short story of the same name by Washington Irving.

A multi-year repainting project was completed in 2009 which removed all lead-based paint.

The bridge includes a pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge which is open from dawn to dusk. Cyclists may use the roadway or may walk their cycles across the pedestrian walkway.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–2014. Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved February 27, 2014.

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