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Title
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
Date.Original
1940?-1950
?
Publisher.Original
Dexter
Press
,
Inc
.
Description
Color
postcard
of the
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
. A
description
of the
bridge
printed
on the
back
of the
postcard
reads
"
Spanning
the
King
of
Rivers
, "The
Hudson
"
between
Westchester
County
and
Bear
Mountain
State
Park
, this
famous
bridge
blends
with the
unsurpassed
moutainous
beauty
of the
Hudson
Highlands.
"
The
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
Spans
the
Hudson
River
between
Westchester
on the
East
and the
intersection
of
Rockland
and
Orange
County
on the
West
.
Construction
began
on the
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
in
October
1923
.
It
was
built
by The
Bear
Mountain
Hudson
River
Bridge
Company
. The
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
opened
on
Thanksgiving
Day
1924
.
New
York
State
took
over
ownership
of the
bridge
on
September
26
,
1940
.
According
to the
New
York
State
Bridge
Authority
,
original
construction
cost
was
$2
,
900
,
000.00
. The
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
is
a
suspension
bridge
over
2
,
250
feet
long
and the
deck
(where
the
cars
drive)
is
over
150
feet
above
the
Hudson
River
. The
Bear
Mountain
Bridge
was
added
to the
National
Register
of
Historic
Places
in
1982
.
Subject.TGM
Bridges
Nature
Bodies of water
Rivers
Location
Bear Mountain - Rockland County - New York
HRVH Topic
Architecture
Landscape & Nature
Transportation
Format.Original
Postcard; color; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Resource Type
Still Image
Resource Identifier
HSRC2006.0.195.jpeg
Publisher.Digital
The Historical Society of Rockland County
Date.Digital
2007-07-16
Format.Digital
image/jpeg
Digital Collection
HSRC Towns & Villages
HSRC Nature
Holding Institution
The Historical Society of Rockland County
Contact Information
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956
845-634-9629
http://www.rocklandhistory.org
Rights
This item may be protected by the US Copyright Law (title 17 USC). For special projects and/or for educational use, please contact the Historical Society of Rockland County as different fees and rights may exist.
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