1924 CSX/NYC Alfred H. Smith Bridge over Hudson River at Selkirk, NY

(Bridge Hunter, Satellite (it is still double tracked), Birds-Eye View, Street View, River View)

The bridge is about a mile long because it goes bluff-to-bluff. I recognize Selkirk as a town that has a big railroad yard.

"Note: Span length is approximate. Longest truss span 610 feet, shorter truss span is about 405 feet." [BridgeHunter]

Looking from the east side.

Street View

The approach on the east is above the treetops for quite a distance.

Street View

The bluff is a lot closer to the river on the west side.

Street View
The Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge is also impressive.

Daniel Spitzer provided a photo in a comment in Bridge Hunter

Cris Carr posted four photos with the comment:

The Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge is a railroad bridge that spans the Hudson River between Selkirk NY and Castleton-On-Hudson NY. The bridge is the southern most point where rail traffic can cross the Hudson River.

The bridge is owned by CSX Corp and is named after Alfred Holland Smith who at one point was president of the New York Central Railroad.

The bridge was completed in 1924. The structure is a truss bridge design. It is 5,255ft in length and sits 139ft above the Hudson River. Running in parallel and directly to the north is the Castleton-On-Hudson Bridge which facilitates automobile traffic.

[Some comments point it it is the southernmost location were freight can cross the river. Passenger trains can use the North River Tunnels between NJ and Penn Station. And Amtrak uses it, but very rarely.]

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Caleb Lindquist posted two photos with the comment: "q424 passing over the hudson river via the alfred h smith crossing into schodack new york, him being a monster, a just under 14,000."

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Two of the three photos posted by Caleb Lindquist with the comment: "w083 passing over the alfred h smith memorial bridge in schodack/selkirk new york."

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Jack D. Kuiphoff shared a Flick link

(SEE & HEAR)----CR, Conrail #2916-1903-3112-3160-2830 with SBSE-6, crossing the Alfred H. Smith Memorial bridge, over the Hudson River at Selkirk, NY. 8-26-1978

www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JwhHs8VoF4
[Below is the video, which I already had.]

(new window)  Judging from this video, if the trains have enough operating horsepower, they cross the bridge at track speed.


(new window) This video catches cranes on barges. So perhaps New York DOT understands the value of maintaining its bridges.