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Tuthilltown Bridge

Coordinates: 41°41′16″N 74°09′56″W / 41.68778°N 74.16556°W / 41.68778; -74.16556
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Tuthilltown Bridge
Bridge seen from upriver, near old ford
Coordinates41°41′16″N 74°09′56″W / 41.68778°N 74.16556°W / 41.68778; -74.16556
CarriesTwo lanes of US 44 / NY 55
CrossesWallkill River
LocaleTown of Gardiner, NY, United States
Maintained byNew York State Department of Transportation
ID number000000001025490
Characteristics
DesignSteel through truss
Total length182 feet (60 m)[1]
Width24 feet (7 m)[1]
Load limit52 tons (47 tonnes)[1]
History
Construction end1938
Statistics
Daily traffic4302[1]
Location
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Tuthilltown Bridge is located in the Town of Gardiner in Ulster County, New York, United States, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) west of the eponymous hamlet. It carries US 44/NY 55 across the north-flowing Wallkill River just downstream from where it is joined by the Shawangunk Kill, its largest tributary. It is a steel through truss bridge built in 1938 and reconstructed in 1993[1]

The bridge was built to replace a ford, still visible upstream from the bridge. Tuthilltown, the settlement that once flourished in the area, had been the western terminus of the Farmer's Turnpike, built in 1850 to provide local farmers with access to shipping on the Hudson River 20 miles (32 km) to the east. The area is today known just as Tuthill, but the bridge, the Tuthilltown Gristmill and a nearby road retain the old name.

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  1. ^ a b c d e "National Bridge Inventory". Retrieved 2007-09-17.