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Structure-ID: s0001721
Created on: 08/12/01
Modified on: 02/28/07


Rip van Winkle Bridge

Built: 1933 - 1935
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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RoleNamePart of structure 
Designer F. S. Greene
  R. B. Smith
  Glenn B. Woodruff

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Contractor Frederick Snare Corp
  Harris Structural Steel Co. Inc.

Technical information
DescriptionValue
Construction materials used
piers  steel
truss  steel
Dimensions
  main span 243.8 m
  total length 1 536.5 m
  clearance 44.2 m
Cost
  cost of construction US$ 2 400 000

Chronology
2 July 1935
Opening.

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