Maintained by NYSDOT Opened 1981 | Other name(s) Hoosick Street Bridge Clearance below 20 m Bridge type Girder bridge ID number 1070869 | |
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Carries 8 lanes of I-787 / NY 7 Similar Green Island Bridge, Congress Street Bridge, 112th Street Bridge, Patroon Island Bridge, Menands Bridge | ||
The Collar City Bridge (also known as the Hoosick Street Bridge) carries NYS Route 7 (NY 7) across the Hudson River connecting Colonie, New York with Troy, by way of passing over Green Island. Though the northern terminus of Interstate 787 (I-787) is unclear, there is sign evidence of a concurrency at least halfway across the bridge.
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Map of Collar City Bridge, New York, USA
History
The bridge had been planned since the 1950s, but did not open to traffic until 1981 connecting Troy and Green Island to I-787. By the end of the decade, the Route 7 Freeway was completed with a connection to the bridge. The bridge's official name, a reference to the City of Troy's nickname, was selected by an elderly couple in nearby Berlin.
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Collar City Bridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA