The Menands Bridge, officially known as the Troy-Menands Bridge, is a four-span
through truss
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements (typically straight) may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
bridge that carries
New York State Route 378
New York State Route 378 (NY 378) is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It runs from Loudonville to Troy and traverses the Hudson River via the Menands Bridge. NY 378 once connected to Mena ...
across the
Hudson River in
New York
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connecting
Menands with
Troy. Built in 1933, the crossing is supported by concrete
piers and - even though it was designed and constructed at the end of the first third of the 20th century - was originally fitted with a lift section to accommodate
tall ships.
The section's lifting device was removed in 1966, but the elevating towers remained until their removal in the summer of 2000.
Today the bridge has a clearance over the water of , and a horizontal clearance between spans of .
Troy-Menands Bridge, waterwayguide.com
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See also
*List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River
This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Hudson River, from its mouth at the Upper New York Bay upstream to its cartographic beginning at Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York.
Crossings
The crossings are listed from south to north.
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Troy-Menands Bridge
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Bridges over the Hudson River
Bridges completed in 1933
Vertical lift bridges in New York (state)
Road bridges in New York (state)
Truss bridges in the United States
Bridges in Albany County, New York
Bridges in Rensselaer County, New York
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