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The Rip Van Winkle Bridge is a 5,040 ft (1,540 m) cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Hudson, New York and Catskill, New York. Affording 145 feet (44 m) of clearance over the water, the structure carries NY 23 across the river, connecting US 9W and NY 385 on the west side with NY 9G on the east side. The bridge also passes over ...
Buckwheat Bridge Rd. ... Church Hill, E end of Rip Van Winkle Bridge ... Henry (Hendrick) I. Van Rensselaer House: September 16, 1993
Rip Van Winkle Bridge: NY 23: Catskill – Greenport: 1935 $1.50 (eastbound) Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge ... Hudson Valley Railway Bridge (demolished ...
In 1933, during the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge, the Authority acquired the Mid-Hudson Bridge, originally built by the State Department of Public Works in 1930. Of note, the toll for a round trip across the Mid-Hudson Bridge for a car with 3 passengers in 1933 was $2.20, more than the $1.75 charged today.
Joseph Jefferson playing the role of old Rip Van Winkle in 1869. ... Over the bridge, fledgling turn-of-the-20th-century West Palm Beach was poised to become a city of importance, Jefferson noted. ...
The size of the property gradually diminished due to a combination of public works (including a road and reservoir) and sales to help the family's financial situation. In 1933 the construction of the nearby Rip Van Winkle Bridge at first threatened to demolish the house, but after concerted efforts by the Cole family only took a portion of land.
Van Dien adds, "Washington Irving went around and captured some of them," including Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which he wrote and published in 1819 and 1820, respectively ...
Frederick Snare and Wolfgang Gustav Triest, a civil engineer active in bridge construction, created the Snare & Triest Company in 1898. [1] The Snare & Triest Company was incorporated in 1900, with Snare as the President. [2] It was a privately held company with offices in Philadelphia, New York, Havana, Lima, and Columbia.