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Structure-ID: s0000544
Created on: 11/21/99
Modified on: 02/28/07


Mid-Hudson Bridge

Built: 1925 - 1930
Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Crosses: Hudson River
FDR Bridge, also known as the Mid Hudson Bridge, Poughkeepsire, NY (Dutchess County)
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Structural Type:
Suspension bridge
deck truss, gravity-anchored
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

Persons involved with this structure
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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer Ralph Modjeski

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RoleNamePart of structure 
Design Modjeski & Moran
Contractor American Bridge Company
  Blackslee-Rollins Corp
  David Schoentag Inc
  Scott Brothers

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
cables  steel
deck truss  steel
Dimensions
  main span 457.2 m
  total length 914.4 m
  tower height 96 m
  clearance 41.1 m
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 5 900 000

Chronology
25 August 1930
Opening.

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External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Mid-Hudson Bridge English
External LinkA Span for All Seasons: Mid-Hudson Suspension Bridge English
External LinkHAER: Mid Hudson Suspension Bridge, Spanning Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, NY English
External LinkNew York State Bridge Authority: Mid-Hudson Bridge English
External LinkNYC Roads: Mid-Hudson Bridge (US 44 and NY 55) English
External LinkPhotothèque du LCPC: Mid-Hudson Bridge French English

Relevant Literature
* Fish, Richard   Standing still, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2009, n. 57 v. 15 .

 
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