Suspension Bridges Crossing Rondout Creek
This is a list of all 2 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Rondout Creek. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1851: High Falls Aqueduct
High Falls, New York, USA - Rondout Creek
| Bridgemeister ID: | 34 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1851 |
| Name: | High Falls Aqueduct |
| Location: | High Falls, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Rondout Creek |
| Coordinates: | 41.828889 N 74.126583 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | John A. Roebling |
| References: | AAJ, BOB, BPL, RDH, SJR |
| Use: | Aqueduct |
| Status: | Removed, August, 1921 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 44.2 meters (145 feet) |
Notes:
- BPL, AAJ say completed 1848, RDH says not used until 1851 canal season.
- Heavy damaged by fire, 1921.
- Built as part of same project as 1848 Delaware Aqueduct (Roebling Aqueduct) - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Minisink Ford, New York, USA.
- Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
- Built as part of same project as 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA.
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1921: Kingston-Port Ewen
Kingston, New York, USA - Rondout Creek
| Bridgemeister ID: | 138 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1921 |
| Name: | Kingston-Port Ewen |
| Also Known As: | Wurts Street, Rondout Creek |
| Location: | Kingston, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Rondout Creek |
| Coordinates: | 41.916129 N 73.983999 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Holton D. Robinson, Daniel E. Moran, William Yates |
| References: | AAJ, PTS, PTS2, SJR, SSS |
| Use: | Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2024) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 214.9 meters (705 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 53.7 meters (176.25 feet) |
| Deck width: | 37 feet |
Notes:
- 2008, March: Closed for ten weeks for cable inspection.
- 2018, December: Closed for maintenance. Expected to reopen February, 2019.
- 2019: Major rehabilitation continues to be delayed for several years.
- 2020, September: Closed temporarily. Major renovation project continues to be delayed.
- 2020, December: Closed indefinitely.
- 2021, May: Bids for renovation to be sought in June. Work expected to start in September.
- 2021, October: Groundbreaking ceremony for long-anticipated restoration project. Expected to be completed in 2023 at a cost of US$44.6M
- 2024, July: The bridge reopens following the completion of the multi-year restoration project.
Annotated Citations:
- Kirby, Paul. "Bids for Rondout Creek Bridge overhaul to be sought next month; work expected to start in September." Daily Freeman, 5 May 2021, Bids for Rondout Creek Bridge overhaul to be sought next month; work expected to start in September.
"Bids for the planned overhaul of the Rondout Creek Bridge will be sought in June, and the state Department of Transportation expects to award contracts for the work in August, the office of state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill said this week... The rehabilitation of the suspension bridge, which carries Wurts Street over the creek between Kingston and Port Ewen, could cost as much as $37 million, Cahill said previously. The state will pay for the project, which is expected to begin this fall."
External Links:
- Dave Longendyke's website. Several photos of the bridge's construction.
- HudsonValleyOne.com - State and local officials reopen the Wurts Street suspension bridge. Article covering the reopening of the restored bridge, published July 2, 2024.
- Structurae - Structure ID 20007345
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.