Jump to content

Collar City Bridge: Difference between revisions

Add links
Coordinates: 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W / 42.740218; -73.688884 (Collar City Bridge)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
fix map error
 
(25 intermediate revisions by 16 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Bridge in Green Island and Troy, New York}}
{{Refimprove|date=December 2008}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2008}}
{{Infobox Bridge
{{Infobox Bridge
|bridge_name= Collar City Bridge
|bridge_name= Collar City Bridge
|image= CollarCityBridge.jpg
|image= CollarCityBridge.jpg
|image_size = 300px
|official_name=
|official_name=
|also_known_as= Hoosick Street Bridge
|also_known_as= Hoosick Street Bridge
|carries= 8 lanes of {{jct|state=NY|I|787|NY|7}}
|carries= 8 lanes of {{jct|state=NY|NY|7}}
|crosses= [[Hudson River]]
|crosses= [[Hudson River]]
|locale= [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] and [[Troy, New York|Troy, NY]]
|locale= [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]] and [[Troy, New York|Troy, NY]]
Line 20: Line 22:
|closed=
|closed=
|toll=
|toll=
|map_cue=
|map_image=
|map_text=
|map_width=
|coordinates= {{coord|42.740218|N|73.688884|W|display=inline,title|name=Collar City Bridge}}
|coordinates= {{coord|42.740218|N|73.688884|W|display=inline,title|name=Collar City Bridge}}

|extra={{Location map | USA New York
|label =
|label_size =
|alt =
|position = right
|background =
|lon_dir=W
|lat_dir=N
|lat_deg = 42.740218
|lon_deg = 73.688884
|mark =
|marksize =
|border = none
|float =
|width = 250
|caption = <!-- blank -->
}}
}}
}}


The '''Collar City Bridge''' (also known as the '''Hoosick Street Bridge''') carries [[New York State Route 7|NYS Route 7]] (NY&nbsp;7) across the [[Hudson River]] connecting [[Colonie, New York|Colonie]], [[New York]] with [[Troy, New York|Troy]], by way of passing over [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-787_ny.html | title= Interstate 787 New York @ Interstate-Guide.com}}</ref> Though the northern terminus of [[Interstate 787]] (I-787) is unclear, there is sign evidence of a concurrency at least halfway across the bridge.
The '''Collar City Bridge''' (also known as the '''Hoosick Street Bridge''') carries [[New York State Route 7|NYS Route 7]] (NY&nbsp;7) across the [[Hudson River]] connecting [[Colonie, New York]], with [[Troy, New York|Troy]], by way of passing over [[Green Island, New York|Green Island]].


==History==
==History==
{{stack|[[File:787Troy.JPG|thumb|Traveling west on the bridge]]}}
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, New York|Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?storyID=605780&newsdate=9/9/2007&BCCode=MBTA|title = Bridge to history|accessdate = 2007-09-19|author = Furfaro, Canielle|date = 2007-07-13|publisher = [[Times Union (Albany)]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>{{deadlink|date=January 2013}}
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 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, New York|Berlin]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://timesunion.com/ASPStories/Story.asp?storyID=605780&newsdate=9/9/2007&BCCode=MBTA|title = Bridge to history|accessdate = 2007-09-19|author = Furfaro, Canielle|date = 2007-07-13|publisher = [[Times Union (Albany)]]}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

[[File:787Troy.JPG|thumb|left|Traveling west (signed south) on [[New York State Route 7|NY&nbsp;7]]&nbsp;/ [[Interstate 787|I-787]] concurrency on the bridge]]



==See also==
==See also==
* {{Portal-inline|Transport}}
⚫
*[[List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River]]
* {{Portal-inline|Engineering}}
* {{Portal-inline|New York (state)}}
⚫
* [[List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
* {{cite web|url = http://www.capitalbridges.8m.com/bridges/collar-city/|title = Collar City Bridge|accessdate = 2007-09-19|author = Capital Highways}}
* {{cite web|url = http://www.capitalbridges.8m.com/bridges/collar-city/|title = Collar City Bridge|accessdate = 2007-09-19|author = Capital Highways|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221231602/http://www.capitalbridges.8m.com/bridges/collar-city/#|archive-date = 2007-12-21|url-status = dead}}


{{Crossings navbox
{{Crossings navbox
|structure = Crossings
|structure = Crossings
|place = [[Hudson River]]
|place = [[Hudson River]]
|bridge = Collar City Bridge
|bridge = Collar City Bridge
|bridge signs = [[Image:I-787.svg|25px]][[Image:NY-7.svg|20px]]
|bridge signs = [[Image:I-787.svg|25px]][[Image:NY-7.svg|20px]]
|upstream = [[112th Street Bridge]]
|upstream = [[112th Street Bridge]]
|upstream signs = [[Image:NY-470.svg|25px]]
|upstream signs = [[Image:NY-470.svg|25px]]
|downstream = [[Green Island Bridge]]
|downstream = [[Green Island Bridge]]
|downstream signs =
|downstream signs =
}}
}}
{{Authority control}}


[[Category:Bridges over the Hudson River]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Hudson River]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1981]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1981]]
[[Category:Road bridges in New York]]
[[Category:Road bridges in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Interstate 87 (New York)]]
[[Category:Bridges on the Interstate Highway System]]
[[Category:Bridges in Rensselaer County, New York]]
[[Category:Bridges in Albany County, New York]]
[[Category:Girder bridges in the United States]]




Latest revision as of 02:46, 2 June 2024

Collar City Bridge
Coordinates42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W / 42.740218; -73.688884 (Collar City Bridge)
Carries8 lanes of NY 7
CrossesHudson River
LocaleColonie, Green Island and Troy, NY
Other name(s)Hoosick Street Bridge
Maintained byNYSDOT
ID number1070869
Characteristics
DesignGirder bridge
History
Opened1981
Location
Map

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

[edit]
Traveling west on the bridge

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 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.[1]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Furfaro, Canielle (2007-07-13). "Bridge to history". Times Union (Albany). Retrieved 2007-09-19. [dead link‍]


Stub icon

This article about a bridge in New York is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Collar_City_Bridge&oldid=1226830436"