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Structure-ID:
s0001721
Created on:
08/12/01
Modified on:
02/28/07
Rip van Winkle Bridge
Built:
1933
-
1935
Cost:
USD 2 400 000
Location:
Between
Catskill
,
Greene County
,
New York
,
USA
and
Hudson
,
Columbia County
,
New York
,
USA
Crosses:
Hudson River
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Structural Type:
Cantilever bridge
Function / usage:
Road bridge
Persons involved with this structure
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Name
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Designer
F. S. Greene
R. B. Smith
Glenn B. Woodruff
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Name
Part of structure
Contractor
Frederick Snare Corp
Harris Structural Steel Co. Inc.
Technical information
Part of structure
Description
Value
Construction materials used
piers
steel
truss
steel
Dimensions
main span
243.8 m
total length
1 536.5 m
clearance
44.2 m
Chronology
2 July 1935
Opening.
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