Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge
N 42° 30.585 W 073° 46.487
18T E 600656 N 4707102
The Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge is a railroad truss bridge spanning the Hudson River at Castleton-on-Hudson and Selkirk, New York.
Waymark Code: WM6TEV
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/18/2009
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Coordinates taken from the Castleton-on-Hudson cantilever truss bridge.
The wiki tells us that The Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge is a railroad bridge spanning the Hudson River at Castleton-on-Hudson and Selkirk, New York in the United States.
The bridge is owned by CSX Transportation and was originally built for the New York Central Railroad, which was subsequently merged into the Penn Central and then Conrail before being acquired by CSX. The bridge forms part of the Castleton Subdivision of CSX.
The bridge is named in honor of Alfred H. Smith, the president of the New York Central Railroad who authorized the construction of this bridge as part of an extensive project known as the Castleton Cut-Off. He died in a horse-riding accident in Central Park in 1924, prior to the completion of the bridge in that same year. He is sometimes confused with Alfred E. Smith, New York's governor at the time. And possibly Alfred E. Newman...
Date Built: 01/01/1928
Length of Span:
Just under 1200 feet.
www:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_H._Smith_Memorial_Bridge
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.