Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge walking foot path from Highland to Poughkeepsie New York State USA October 22nd 2021
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge is a toll suspension bridge which carries US 44 and NY 55 across the Hudson River between Poughkeepsie and Highland in the state of New York.
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. Primary contractor was the American Bridge Company of Ambridge, Pennsylvania with steel from Carnegie. The span contains stiffening trusses intentionally constructed on top of the deck instead of below the deck.
The bridge carries three lanes of US 44 and NY 55 and a pedestrian/bicycle walkway over the Hudson. The bridge allows connections to US 9 on the east side, and US 9W to the west. The center lane is generally closed, except for rush hour traffic eastbound from 6am to 9am, and westbound from 3pm to 6pm. The center lane is also occasionally opened when work is being done on either side of the bridge. Five lane signals (referred to as "gantries" by NYSBA) indicate which lanes are open for travel. Approaches on either side of the bridge are four lanes, causing a bottleneck going onto the one- or two-lane span. The bridge has a computer-controlled LED decorative lighting system attached to the suspension cables, allowing the bridge to be decorated for Christmas (red, green) or the Fourth of July (red, white, and blue), and for other holidays.
As of May 2020, the current toll for passenger cars traveling eastbound on the Mid-Hudson Bridge was $1.75 in cash, $1.35 for E-ZPass users.
The land comprising Franny Reese State Park was once an estate known as "Cedar Glen", built in the mid-19th century by painless dentistry pioneer Charles H. Roberts. After Roberts' death, the estate fell into disrepair as his heirs fought over ownership of the property.
The property was purchased in 2003 by Scenic Hudson, a not-for-profit environmental organization that aims to conserve land along the Hudson River between Albany and New York City. It opened as a state park in 2009, shortly after the land's ownership was transferred to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, although Scenic Hudson continues to manage the property.
The park is named for environmentalist Frances "Franny" Reese (1917-2003), who worked to conserve lands in the Hudson River region.
Franny Reese State Park's main feature is its 2.5 miles (4.0 km) of hiking trails along old carriage roads that may also be used for snowshoeing and cross-country skiing in the winter. The trails offer views of the Hudson River, the nearby Mid-Hudson Bridge, the Walkway over the Hudson, and the City of Poughkeepsie across the river.
Ruins of the 19th century mansion are also visible within the park.
Highland is a community in the town of Lloyd
Walkway over the Hudson Bridge Poughkeepsie Dutchess County Hudson Valley New York October 22nd 2021
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Week 7 of 10
October 20th thru October 26th 2021
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#AutumnWeekend #🍁#HudsonValley #FallFoliage #🍂 trip Saturday October 22nd 2021 to #Poughkeepsie #DutchessCounty #NewYork
Enjoy a #ScenicAfternoon crossing the #WalkwayOverTheHudson #bridge with free time in #WalkwayOverTheHudsonStateHistoricPark and #FrannyReeseStatePark
#Walktoberfest Essential #FarmersMarket
#DuBoisFarms #ApplePicking #🍎 #PumpkinPicking #🎃 #FarmStand with fresh #AppleCider and #doughnuts (3 miles from the Walkway Over The Hudson Bridge in #UlsterCounty #HighlandNY )
No car needed #MetroNorth #trains #🚉 leave from #GrandCentralStation #E42ndSt daily
$38.50 for a round trip train ticket
Train ride is 2 hours from NYC #🏙
No hotel needed return home the same day
There is autumn fun to be had!!!!
