Walkway over the Hudson
Walkway Over the Hudson | |
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| Coordinates | 41°42′40″N 73°56′38″W / 41.711°N 73.944°W |
| Carries | Railroad (1889–1974) Hudson Valley Rail Trail (2009–present) |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Poughkeepsie, New York, to Highland, New York |
| Website | walkway |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever deck truss bridge |
| Total length | 6,768 feet (1.282 mi; 2.063 km) |
| Width | 35 feet (11 m) |
| Height | 212 feet (65 m) |
| Longest span | 2 × 548 feet (167 m) |
| No. of spans | 7 |
| 160 feet (49 m) | |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Manhattan Bridge Building Company |
| Construction start | 1886 |
| Construction end | 1889 |
| Opened | January 1, 1889 (rail service) October 3, 2009 (pedestrian use) |
| Statistics | |
Poughkeepsie–Highland Railroad Bridge | |
| Location | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°42′38″N 73°56′40″W / 41.71056°N 73.94444°W |
| Built | 1886–1888 |
| Architect | John F. O'Rourke; Union Bridge Co. |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001577 |
| Added to NRHP | February 23, 1979 (original) May 20, 2008 (additional documentation) |
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Interactive map of Walkway Over the Hudson | |
The Walkway Over the Hudson is a steel cantilever bridge crossing the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland in New York, United States. The structure was completed in 1889 as a double track railroad bridge, later known as the Poughkeepsie–Highland Railroad Bridge. Rail service ended in 1974 after a fire damaged part of the deck.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with additional documentation recorded in 2008. It reopened on October 3, 2009 as a pedestrian walkway in the Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park. The New York State Bridge Authority owns the bridge structure. The park is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The walkway connects the Hudson Valley Rail Trail to the Dutchess Rail Trail, forming part of the Empire State Trail. The Walkway Over the Hudson is the longest elevated pedestrian bridge in the world.