Connects Brooklyn and Staten Island. [ Photos
]
Closed to bicycles for the foreseeable future.
Occasionally an organization may receive permission to ride bicycles across
this bridge as part of an event -- check out the Five
Boro Bicycle Tour.
Operated by Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
Specific Links: [ MTA
] [ Transportation
Alternatives ]
Connects northern Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey. (Interstate
Routes 80 and 95). Administered by Port Authority of NY and NJ
-- see Bridges page
The usual bicycle route is on the South walkway of the upper roadway (as of
summer 2001).
as of May 2005, the South walkway is closed at night from Midnight to 6:00
am, according to
this page on the
Port
Authority website.
See Important Message to
Bicyclists who use the GWB -- from Port
Authority.
Specific Links:
[ Port
Authority | Transportation
Alternatives | Condition
reports | Photos ]
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Connects Tarrytown and Nyack. (Interstate Route 287, New York State
Thruway)
Closed to bicycles for the foreseeable future.
Occasionally an organization may receive permission to ride bicycles across
this bridge as part of an event -- see Great
Tappan Zee Bike Tour for MS, organized by the National
Multiple Sclerosis Society -- Southern New York Chapter.
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Connects between Haverstraw on the west side to the Metro North train
station in Ossining on the east side.
The ferry is run by
NY Waterway
mainly for weekday commuters (as of October 2003).
Critical point for planning tours: The ferry operates only
Monday thru Friday and only early in the morning before 9:00 am and later
in the afternoon after 4:30 pm. This ferry does not run on
weekends and not in the middle of the day (as of October 2003).
For more current info + details, check:
Haverstraw - Ossining Ferry on
NY Waterway website
Ossining is on the Metro
North Hudson Line, and offers train service south to New York City and
north to Poughkeepsie.
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Connects roads below two big hills: Anthony's Nose (in Cortlandt) on
the east side and Bear Mountain on the west. (Routes 6 and 202).
Administered by
the New
York State Bridge Authority.
Bicycles can ride on the shoulder of the roadway (as of November 2001).
Watch for big expansion joint openings. Many bicyclists will dismount to cross
them. Others find it helps to ride across them in a somewhat diagonal
direction.
check
Condition reports
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Connects Beacon on the east and Newburgh on the west.
(Interstate Route 84). Administered by
the New
York State Bridge Authority.
Bicycles may be ridden on the sidewalk on the South side of the
bridge (as of December 2004). The sidewalk has a big view south over the
river to Storm King and other mountains, and it is nicely designed for maximum
enjoyment of that view.
It's the longest sidewalk across the Hudson River that allows bicyclists
and walkers.
Surface of the sidewalk is metal with a strong texture.
- Warning: Metal surfaces can become very slippery when wet.
- The strong texture on the surface makes it not fun for skating.
Sidewalk is normally closed outside normal daylight
hours (as of 2004).
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Connects Poughkeepsie in Dutchess County on the east and Highland in the
town of Lloyd in Ulster County on the west. (Routes
44 and 55). Administered by
the New
York State Bridge Authority.
Bicycles may be taken across the walkway on the North side of the bridge
(as of November 2001). Normally this walkway is closed and locked
outside normal daylight hours
(as of November 2001).
From the East side (Poughkeepsie), ride down Church Street, watching for side traffic
from entrance ramp, get onto the North sidewalk.
From the West side (Highland), look for the "Bicycle Route" signs. The
bicycle route starts from a traffic light on Rt 9W, just North from the bridge.
Follow Haviland Rd eastward, which ends at the North walkway.
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-
Walkway Over The
Hudson
-- Bridge across the Hudson River between
Poughkeepsie and Highland, a rather wide walkway open for bicycling and walking.
Big views up and down the river, especially nice of the road bridge and
river to the south. [
official website ]
Off-road, paved (concrete and asphalt) about 1.5 mile long.
As of 2009 there is no
off-road connection between the Walkway and the
Dutchess Rail Trail or with
the Lloyd-Highland Rail Trail -- but as of 2010 there is a project to
connect with the Lloyd-Highland Rail Trail.
For a 4-mile loop that goes crosses the River twice,
once over the sidewalk of the Mid-Hudson Bridge, but includes more than a mile
on public roads with significant motor vehicle traffic, see
Mid-Hudson / Walkway loop - (loop could also be
used for walking or running, especially for those starting from the Poughkeepsie
train station).
Access to the Walkway is roughly one mile on streets
from the Poughkeepsie train station (service by Metro North and Amtrak from New
York City).
GPS: main access to Walkway east
end in Poughkeepsie from public roads (with parking nearby as of 2009)
[
on Google Maps ] -- latitude-longitude (approx)
= 41.71171,-73.92446 = N41.71171 W73.92446
main access to Walkway west end in Highland from
public roads (with parking nearby as of 2009) [
on Google Maps ]
-- latitude-longitude (approx)
= 41.71014,-73.95522 = N41.71014 W73.95522
The section that's actually over water is less than a mile long.
Claimed to be the longest bridge in the world
that allows pedestrians but not motor vehicles.
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Connects roads north of Rhinecliff and Rhinebeck (Route 199) on the east
side with Kingston (Route 209) on the west. Administered by
the New
York State Bridge Authority.
It is a wonderful experience to cross westbound early on a crisp clear morning in
mid-October with the Catskills in fall color.
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Connects Hudson and Greenport on the east side with Catskill on the
west. (Route 23). Administered by
the New
York State Bridge Authority.
Roadway is open to bicycles, and easy and worthwhile to ride across (as of
October 2001). There is also a walkway on the South side for pedestrians
(as of October 2001). If you climb to the Olana mansion on the hill just East from
the bridge, there is a famous view.
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The Berkshire extension of the New York State Thruway crosses the river south of
Rensselaer and Albany and north of Hudson and Catskill.
We have never heard of anyone riding a bicycle across it.
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Connects Rensselaer on the East side and Albany on the West.
There is a bicycle path across it.
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