Bear Mountain Bridge
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The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge,[4] is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Orange County[5] and Cortlandt in Westchester County. At completion in 1924 it was the longest suspension bridge in the world[6] until this record was surpassed 19 months later by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge between Philadelphia and Camden, New Jersey.[7] Like the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City, the approach spans of the Bear Mountain Bridge are unsuspended; only its main span (between the towers) is suspended by cables.
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Bear Mountain Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 41°19′12″N 73°58′49″W |
Carries | 2 lanes of US 6 / US 202 and Appalachian Trail and State Bike Route 9 |
Crosses | Hudson River |
Locale | Cortlandt / Bear Mountain |
Other name(s) | Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge (ceremonial) |
Maintained by | New York State Bridge Authority |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Total length | 2,255 feet (687 m) |
Width | 48 feet (15 m) |
Height | 360 feet (110 m) |
Longest span | 1,632 feet (497 m)[1] |
Clearance below | 155 feet (47 m) |
History | |
Opened | 1924; 100 years ago (1924) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 17,695 (2007)[2] |
Toll | (Eastbound only) cars: $1.65 E-ZPass $2.15 tolls-by-mail |
Bear Mountain Bridge | |
Location | Cortlandt / Bear Mountain |
Coordinates | 41°19′12″N 73°58′49″W |
Built | 1923; 101 years ago (1923) |
Built by | Terry & Tench Construction Co. |
Engineer | Baird, Howard C. |
MPS | Hudson Highlands MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 82001266 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 23, 1982[3] |
Designated NYSRHP | September 30, 1982 |
Location | |
The span enables connections between the Palisades Interstate Parkway and US 9W on the west bank near Bear Mountain and NY 9D on the east bank as well as US 9 and the Bear Mountain Parkway farther east. It also carries the Appalachian Trail and New York State Bicycle Route 9 across the Hudson.
The bridge has two undivided vehicle lanes flanked by sidewalks. Cyclists may ride with motor vehicle traffic or walk their bikes on the sidewalks.