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Dunn Memorial Bridge
The Dunn Bridge from AlbanyOfficial name Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge Other name(s) Dunn Memorial Bridge Carries 8 lanes of US 9/US 20 Crosses Hudson River Locale Albany and Rensselaer, NY Maintained by New York State Department of Transportation ID number 1093029 Design Steel girder bridge Opened 1969 Daily traffic 36,000 Coordinates 42°38′35″N 73°44′51″W / 42.643136°N 73.747551°WCoordinates: 42°38′35″N 73°44′51″W / 42.643136°N 73.747551°W The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Completed in 1967 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder design. It is named for Parker F. Dunn, an Albany native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I and is the southernmost toll-free road crossing of the Hudson.
While traveling eastbound on the Dunn Memorial Bridge towards the City of Rensselaer, there is a noticeable stub where the road ends and traffic is "forced off" the bridge onto offramps for US Routes 9 and 20. The road was originally supposed to continue on as part of the cancelled South Mall Expressway to Interstate 90 at present day Exit 8.
Rensselaer's Riverfront Park is located under the eastern end of the bridge. Peregrine falcons have been observed nesting under the roadway since 1998, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation set up a webcam [1] to monitor them.
On July 27, 2005, the bridge was temporarily closed when a ramp leading to the Empire State Plaza split vertically, causing the roadbed to drop more than a foot. A section of the ramp, which at 89 feet (27 m) tall is the uppermost one connecting to the bridge, had slipped and come to rest on a concrete supporting pier. The Department of Transportation was alerted to the situation by a call from a commuter who had driven over the gap. Two steel towers were installed to support the ramp and it was later repaired. [2] [3]
See also
External links
- Dunn Memorial Bridge at Capital Highways
- Dunn Memorial Bridge at Everything2
- "Damage shuts down Dunn Memorial Bridge" at WNYT
- Peregrine Falcons in Albany
- YouTube video of driving over the bridge
- Parker F. Dunn Medal of Honor Citation
Crossings of the Hudson River Upstream
Maiden Lane Bridge
(demolished)Dunn Memorial Bridge
Downstream
Castleton Bridge
Categories:- Bridges over the Hudson River
- Buildings and structures in Albany, New York
- U.S. Route 9
- U.S. Route 20
- Bridges completed in 1969
- Transportation in Albany, New York
- Transportation in Rensselaer County, New York
- Unfinished buildings and structures in the United States
- Buildings and structures in Rensselaer County, New York
- Transportation in Albany County, New York
- Monuments and memorials in New York
- Memorial bridges in the United States
- Road bridges in New York
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