Category:Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge

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English: Conceived in the 1860s, the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge, also known as the Poughkeepsie Bridge, was built by the Manhattan Bridge Company and was completed in 1889, becoming the only crossing of the Hudson river between New York City and Albany. The cost of the project was $3.5 million. Including its overland approaches, it is 6,768 feel (1.28 miles) long, of which 3,094 feet (0.59 miles) are over water. The deck stands 212 feet above the river. At the time, it opened it was the longest cantilever truss span bridge in the world. Connected to the nationwide rail system, trains carried goods to and from the west and New England. During World War II, more than 3,500 rail cars a day passed over the bridge. In the late 20th century, with growth of trucking and the creation of the Interstate Highway System, the bridge's volume decreased dramatically. A fire in 1974 damaged it, and it was abandoned by the 1980's. The bridge was redeveloped as a pedestrian bridge, and re-opened in 2009. It is now the second-longest pedestrian bridge in the world. (Source: Signs on site)

NOTE: Pictures of the railroad bridge, i.e. prior to 2009, go here. Pictures of the pedestrian bridge, i.e. 2009 and after, should go in Category:Walkway Over the Hudson

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