Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge
- Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge
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bridge_name= Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge
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also_known_as= The Twin Bridges
carries= 6 lanes (3 on NB bridge & 3 on SB bridge) of I-87
crosses= Mohawk River
locale= Town of Halfmoon and Town of Colonie, New York
maint= New York State Department of Transportation
id= 4033181, 4033182
design= Twin through arch bridges
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open= 1959
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lat= 42.79152
long= -73.76146The Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, commonly referred to as the Twin Bridges, is a pair of identical through arch bridges made of steel that span the Mohawk River between the Town of Colonie and the Town of Halfmoon in New York. The bridge carries three northbound lanes and three southbound lanes of Interstate 87 between exits 7 and 8. The bridge opened in 1959 and is named in honor of Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish volunteer who was a General in the American Revolutionary War.
ee also
*Kosciuszko Bridge (NYC)
External links
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* [http://www.capitalbridges.8m.com/bridges/thaddeus-kosciusko/ Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge] at [http://www.capitalhighways.8m.com/index.html Capital Highways]
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structure = Crossings
place = Mohawk River
bridge = Kosciusko Bridge
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upstream = Rexford Bridge
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downstream = Crescent Bridge
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