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Title	Bear Mountain Bridge
Creator	unknown
Date.Original	unknown
Description	A side view of the bridge over the Hudson River, with Bear Mountain in the background. When it opened on November 27, 1924, it was the first highway bridge to cross the Hudson River south of Albany, New York and the largest suspension bridge in the world; it was also the first suspension bridge to have a concrete deck. The construction methods pioneered in building it would make possible several much larger projects to follow. Two boats and railroad bridge are under the Bear Mountain Bridge.
Subject.TGM	Postcards Bridges Mountains Rivers
Subject.Local	Bear Mountain Bridge Bear Mountain
HRVH Topic	Geography & Natural Resources Transportation
Location	Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) Bear Mountain - Rockland County - New York
Format.Original	postcard; col.; 3 x 5 in. (7.7 x 12.7 cm.)
Resource Identifier	nc_bearmtn_007
Publisher.Original	Pendor Natural Color, Pearl River, N.Y.; Made by Dexter Press Inc., West Nyack, N.Y.
Type	Still Image
Publisher.Digital	Library Association of Rockland County
Date.Digital	2005-09-16
Format.Digital	image/jpeg
Holding Institution	New City Library
Contact Information	220 N. Main St. New City, N.Y. 10956 (845)634-4997 http://www.newcitylibrary.org
Rights	Prior written permission is required for any use of the images in this collection from the Holding Institution.

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