Sunday, June 19, 2022

Arch, Suspension and Railroad Bridges over Popolopen Creek near Bear Mountain

1916 Arch: (Bridge Hunter)
1937 Arch: (Bridge HunterHistoric BridgesSatellite) a widening of the 1916 bridge
Suspension: (Bridge HunterSatellite)  a pedestrian bridge
Railroad: (Bridge HunterSatellite) CSX/NYC/West Shore

The arch and suspension bridges are over the Popolopen Creek near its mouth with the Hudson River and the railroad bridge is at the mouth.

Thanks to the train, the railroad and arch bridges are obvious. The suspension bridge is the light-blue line just a little above the river.
1 of 4 photos posted by Curtis Tate
Four New Jersey-bound trains from the Bear Mountain Bridge. Look at that color. October 2006.
[The other three photos is the same scene but with different trains]
Dennis DeBruler: I like the view of the three bridges as well.

A view of the suspension and railroad bridge with the Bear Mountain (Purple Heart Veterans) Bridge in the background.
Street View from the arch bridge

July 2021 Photo by Geoff Hubbs via BridgeHunter-suspension, License: Released into public domain

Postcard via BridgeHunter-1916

July 2021 Photo by Geoff Hubbs via BridgeHunter-1937, License: Released into public domain

A cloudy sky, but you can see past the trees.
March 2022 Photo by Josh Schmid via BridgeHunter-1937, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

This shows the four truss lines.
March 2022 Photo by Josh Schmid via BridgeHunter-1937, License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

1916 photo of the opening via HistoricBridges

This street view was accessed with a link from BridgeHunter-1937 "View on Google Maps." I could not get Google Maps to switch to a street view from a trail bridge.
Street View, Oct 2021

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