Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge

Twin-span arch bridge between Colonie and Halfmoon, New York, USA

42°47′29″N 73°45′41″W / 42.79152°N 73.76146°W / 42.79152; -73.76146Carries6 lanes of

I-87CrossesMohawk RiverLocaleHalfmoon and Colonie, New YorkOther name(s)The Twin Bridges, The TwinsMaintained byNew York State Department of Transportation ID number4033181, 4033182CharacteristicsDesignTwin through arch bridgesHistoryOpened1959StatisticsDaily traffic115,000 vehicles (average weekday)Location Map

The Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge, commonly referred to as the Twin Bridges, is a pair of identical through arch, steel bridges which span the Mohawk River between the towns of Colonie, Albany County and Halfmoon, Saratoga County, in New York State's Capital District. The northbound and the southbound spans each carry three lanes of Interstate 87 between exits 7 and 8. The toll-free bridge opened in 1959 as part of the Adirondack Northway, a 176-mile (283 km) highway linking Albany and the Canada–United States border at Champlain. The Interstate 87 section of the highway was formally inaugurated by Governor Nelson Rockefeller on May 26, 1961.^[1]

The bridge is named (using an anglicized form) in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746–1817), the preeminent national figure in Poland's fight for independence. Kościuszko arrived in Colonial America a month after the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence and remained a notable military leader throughout the Revolutionary War, attaining the rank of general as well as honorary American citizenship. He returned to Poland in July 1784.

The decks on both sides of the bridge were replaced in the spring of 2013.^[2]

Photos of the Bridge
The bridge from land
The view from the Mohawk River
The view from below the bridge
The bridge from I-87 Northbound

References

^ Hall, Robert (June 4, 1961). "SPEEDING THE ADIRONDACK TOURIST; New Northway Section Ends Traffic Tie-Ups At Glens Falls". The New York Times. Select.nytimes.com. Resorts and Travel section, page 7. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
^ "I-87 Twin Bridges Deck Replacement". New York State Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 20, 2013.