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The University of Wisconsin varsity sport rowing team competing in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association regatta on June 11, 1914, at the Poughkeepsie Bridge. The Walkway over the Hudson (also known as the Poughkeepsie Bridge, Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, Poughkeepsie–Highland Railroad Bridge, and High Bridge) is a steel cantilever bridge spanning the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie, New ...
The event took over the Walkway Marathon for their first event in May 2023. The first race had 1,000 participants. The 2024 event will be held on Sunday, May 5. The location is at the historic Walkway Over the Hudson, the world's longest elevated pedestrian bridge which connect Ulster and Dutchess counties from Highland to Poughkeepsie, NY ...
The Dutchess Rail Trail is a 13-mile (21 km) rail trail that stretches from the former Hopewell Junction train depot, north to the Poughkeepsie entrance of the Walkway over the Hudson. [1] It's a shared use rail trail open for pedestrians and bicyclers. The Dutchess Rail Trail forms part of the Empire State Trail. [2]
The Hudson Valley trail continues 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west from the Poughkeepsie Bridge to a bridge over Mile Hill Road, then another 0.1 miles (0.16 km) to a crossing at US 9W. At the 1-mile (1.6 km) mark, the trail reaches a bridge over Vineyard Avenue. About 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the bridge, the trail crosses under New Paltz Road.
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The bridge is 3,000 feet (910 m) long with a clearance of 135 feet (41 m) above the Hudson. At opening, it was the sixth-longest suspension bridge in the world.The chief engineer was Polish immigrant Ralph Modjeski, who had previously engineered the strengthening of the nearby Poughkeepsie Railroad bridge.
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[citation needed] This location, on the banks of the Hudson River, is only a short walk to a 21-story elevator that goes up to the Walkway over the Hudson, a linear state park that was once a railroad bridge. Major upgrades to the MHDM facility were made in 2015 and 2016, which included the creation of a new Science Center and an outdoor ...