Collar City Bridge
Collar City Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W |
| Carries | 8 lanes of NY 7 |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Colonie, Green Island and Troy, NY |
| Other name | Hoosick Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | NYSDOT |
| ID number | 1070869 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | August 14, 1980[1] |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Collar City Bridge | |
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.
History
The bridge had been planned since the 1950s, but did not open to traffic until 1980 connecting Troy and Green Island to I-787. By the end of the decade, the NY 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
- ^ "The Region; New Hudson Bridge To Open Thursday". The New York Times. August 12, 1980. p. B2.
- ^ Furfaro, Canielle (July 13, 2007). "Bridge to history". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved September 19, 2007.
- Capital Highways. "Collar City Bridge". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved September 19, 2007.