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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 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.
Mid-Hudson Bridge: US 44 / NY 55: Lloyd – Poughkeepsie: 1930 $1.50 (eastbound) Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge: Former railroad bridge, now pedestrian/bicycle Highland – Poughkeepsie: 1889 (rail) 2009 (pedestrian)
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 ...
On October 3, 2009 the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge reopened as the Walkway over the Hudson. It is a pedestrian walkway over the Hudson River that opened as part of the Hudson River Quadricentennial Celebrations, and it connects over 25 miles of existing pedestrian trails.
A partial solar eclipse will be seen across the mid-Hudson Valley in New York Monday afternoon. Follow along for live updates. 2024 partial solar eclipse in Poughkeepsie, Middletown this afternoon ...
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A 1992 US Supreme Court ruling, Hudson v. McMillan , set the standard for police use of force, said Peterson, who was part of a team performing the first evaluation of a corrections body-camera ...