- Menands Bridge
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Menands Bridge Official name Troy-Menands Bridge Carries New York State Route 378 Crosses Hudson River Locale Menands, New York and Troy, New York Maintained by New York State Department of Transportation ID number 1062850 Design Through truss Opened 1933[1] Coordinates 42°42′04″N 73°42′11″W / 42.701005°N 73.703086°WCoordinates: 42°42′04″N 73°42′11″W / 42.701005°N 73.703086°W 
The Menands Bridge, officially known as the Troy-Menands Bridge, carries New York State Route 378 across the Hudson River in New York connecting Menands with Troy. A through truss span, it was built in 1933.[2]
The bridge once featured a pair of elevating towers, as the bridge was once built to accommodate tall ships. The lifting device was removed in 1966, but the towers remained until their removal in the summer of 2000.
On August 14, 1998, confessed serial killer Gary Evans kicked out the side window of a police van while driving over the Menands Bridge, jumped out, and ran from police. When he was cornered, Evans jumped off the bridge to his death, plunging 65 feet into the Hudson River. He had been arraigned the previous day on capital murder charges.[3]
See also
References
- ^ http://www.uncle-sams-home.com/tui/199803/a19980301120501.html
- ^ Uncle Sam's Place
- ^ Paul Grondahl: "Escaped inmate was left alone". Albany Times Union. April 27, 2007
External links
Crossings of the Hudson River Upstream
Congress Street Bridge
Menands Bridge
Downstream
Patroon Island Bridge
Categories:- Bridges over the Hudson River
- Bridges completed in 1933
- Vertical lift bridges
- Road bridges in New York
- United States bridge (structure) stubs
- New York building and structure stubs
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