If you are here because of the Green Island Bridge at Troy, NY, then you need to go there.
Unlike most cantilever bridges that have a relatively small suspended span in the middle, this bridge has a huge tied-arch suspended span. The 6,622' (2018m) long bridge has a main span of 702' (214m). [HistoricBridges]
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| Street View, Jul 2011 |
The bridge is so long because the approaches have to gain a height of 135' (41m) clearance with a reasonable grade. The average daily use in 2016 was 29,900 with 7% truck usage. [Archived National Bridge Inventory Report]
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| Brian Nicolich, Aug 2018 |
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| Street View, Mar 2023 |
Nov 2024: DOT is closing the bridge during a couple of weekends as part of a $45m restoration project.
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| St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office posted |
The bridge restoration work will return the bridge to it original green color.
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| fox8live |
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