Castleton Bridge
The Castleton Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge over the Hudson River, connecting Coeymans, Albany County with Schodack, Rensselaer County in New York. It carries the Berkshire Connector of the New York State Thruway. This bridge is also sometimes called the Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge and is situated in close proximity to the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge, which is used by rail traffic.
Castleton Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42.5099°N 73.775°W |
| Carries | Berkshire Connector |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Castleton-on-Hudson, New York |
| Other name(s) | Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge |
| Maintained by | NYSTA |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever |
| Longest span | 182 meters (597 ft) |
| Clearance above | (?) |
| Clearance below | 135 feet (41 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | May 26, 1959 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | $1.05 (both directions) |
| Location | |
The Castleton Bridge is located on the longest section of the New York State Thruway that does not have an Interstate Highway designation, between interchanges 21A (Interstate 87) and B1 (Interstate 90). There is a $0.62 toll each way to cross this bridge. It is not collected at a separate toll barrier, but is rather collected as part of the Thruway's ticketed toll system. It costs at least $1.05 to cross ($1.00 with an E-ZPass discount), by traveling between Interchange 22 and Interchange B1 on the Thruway. It is the northernmost road bridge on the Hudson River with a toll and is the only bridge with a toll in both directions (collected as part of the Thruway's existing ticketed toll system); every road bridge south of this has an eastbound-only toll.
- Photos of the bridge
- The view on the bridge
- The view from about 1⁄2 a mile away