Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. It is named for Henry Hudson, an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands, who explored it in 1609, although the first European to see it (in 1524), was the Italian Giovanni da Verrazano, whose expedition was financed by the citizens of Lyon, France, under the auspices of King François I. Early European settlement of the area clustered around the river.

Crossings

From south to north:

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) downtown transit tunnels (c. 1907)
• Holland Tunnel (1927)
• PATH uptown transit tunnels (c. 1911)
• Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad to New York Penn Station (now Amtrak and NJ Transit) (c. 1908)
• Lincoln Tunnel (1937)
• George Washington Bridge (1931)
• Tappan Zee Bridge (1955)
• Bear Mountain Bridge (1924) (originally planned as the Hudson Highland Suspension Bridge for a railroad)
• Newburgh-Beacon Bridge in Newburgh (1963)
• Mid-Hudson Bridge near Poughkeepsie (1930)
• Poughkeepsie Bridge (railroad) near Poughkeepsie (1888)
• Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge (1957)
• Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill (1935)
• Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge (railroad) in Castleton-on-Hudson (1924)
• Castleton Bridge on the Berkshire Thruway in Castleton-on-Hudson
• Former Albany and Greenbush Bridge between Albany and Rensselaer
• Dunn Memorial Bridge between Albany and Rensselaer (1969)
• Former Hudson River Bridge (railroad) between Albany and Rensselaer (1866)
• Livingston Avenue Bridge (railroad) between Albany and Rensselaer
• Patroon Island Bridge on Interstate 90 between Albany and Rensselaer
• Menands Bridge in Troy
• Congress Street Bridge in Troy (formerly the Troy and West Troy Bridge)
• Green Island Bridge in Troy, replaced a railroad bridge (1982)
• Collar City Bridge in Troy carrying Interstate 787 and New York State Highway 7
• 112th Street Bridge in Troy
• Troy-Waterford Bridge connecting northern Troy to Waterford
• Former Albany Northern Railroad bridge north of Waterford
• Mechanicville Bridge in Mechanicville carrying New York State Highway 67
• Railroad bridge in Mechanicville
• Stillwater Bridge in Stillwater
• Schuylerville Bridge in Schuylerville carrying New York State Highway 29
• Dix Bridge in Schuylerville
• Former Greenwich and Johnsonville Railway bridge in Schuylerville
• Northumberland Bridge in Thomson carrying U.S. Highway 4, formerly the Fort Miller Bridge carrying the Champlain Canal towpath
• Railroad bridge in Fort Edward
• New York State Highway 197 bridge in Fort Edward
• Bridge in Hudson Falls
• Glens Falls and South Glens Falls Bridge in Glens Falls carrying U.S. Highway 9 and New York State Highway 32
• Interstate 87 bridge near West Glens Falls
• Bridge in Corinth
• New York State Highway 9N bridge near Lake Luzerne
• Hadley Bridge in Hadley and Lake Luzerne
• Former railroad bridge in Warrensburg and Thurman
• Thurman Station Bridge in Warrensburg and Thurman
• The Glen Bridge at The Glen
• Riparius Bridge at Riparius
• North Creek Bridge at North Creek
• Former bridge at North River
• Adirondack Railway bridge
• Footbridge south of Newcomb
• Newcomb Bridge at Newcomb
• Bridge at Newcomb
• Bridge at Tahawus
• Bridge north of Tahawus
• Bridge north of Tahawus