Collar City Bridge
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Coordinates | 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°WCoordinates: 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W |
Carries | 8 lanes of ![]() ![]() |
Crosses | Hudson River |
Locale | Colonie, Green Island and Troy, NY |
Other name(s) | Hoosick Street Bridge |
Maintained by | NYSDOT |
ID number | 1070869 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Girder bridge |
History | |
Opened | 1981 |
Location | |
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The Collar City Bridge (also known as the Hoosick Street Bridge) carries NYS Route 7 (NY 7) across the Hudson River connecting Colonie, New York with Troy, by way of passing over Green Island.[1] Though the northern terminus of Interstate 787 (I-787) is unclear, there is sign evidence of a concurrency at least halfway across the bridge.
History[]
The bridge had been planned since the 1950s, but did not open to traffic until 1981 connecting Troy and Green Island to I-787. By the end of the decade, the Route 7 Freeway was completed with a connection to the bridge. The bridge's official name, a reference to the City of Troy's nickname, was selected by an elderly couple in nearby Berlin.[2]
See also[]
Transport portal
Engineering portal
New York (state) portal
- List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River
References[]
- ^ "Interstate 787 New York @ Interstate-Guide.com".
- ^ Furfaro, Canielle (2007-07-13). "Bridge to history". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved 2007-09-19.[dead link][dead link]
- Capital Highways. "Collar City Bridge". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. Retrieved 2007-09-19.
Categories:
- Bridges over the Hudson River
- Bridges completed in 1981
- Road bridges in New York (state)
- Interstate 87 (New York)
- Bridges on the Interstate Highway System
- Bridges in Rensselaer County, New York
- Bridges in Albany County, New York
- Girder bridges in the United States
- New York (state) bridge (structure) stubs