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style="display:inline;" class="fn org">Rip Van Winkle Bridge</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg/300px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg/450px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg/600px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_West_End.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Rip Van Winkle Bridge from the western end plaza</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&params=42.22358_N_73.85038_W_region:US"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°13′25″N</span> <span class="longitude">73°51′01″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.22358°N 73.85038°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.22358; -73.85038</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Carries</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/NY-23.svg/24px-NY-23.svg.png" decoding="async" width="24" height="24" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/NY-23.svg/36px-NY-23.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/NY-23.svg/48px-NY-23.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_23" title="New York State Route 23">NY 23</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Crosses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Locale</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Hudson,_New_York" title="Hudson, New York">Hudson, New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catskill_(village),_New_York" title="Catskill (village), New York">Catskill, New York</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Maintained by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Bridge_Authority" title="New York State Bridge Authority">New York State Bridge Authority</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Characteristics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Design</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Cantilever" title="Cantilever">Cantilever</a> and <a href="/wiki/Truss" title="Truss">truss</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Total length</th><td class="infobox-data">5,040 ft (1,536.5 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">30 ft (9.1 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Longest span</th><td class="infobox-data">800 ft (243.8 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Clearance_above" class="mw-redirect" title="Clearance above">Clearance above</a></th><td class="infobox-data">K</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Air_draft#Clearance_below" title="Air draft">Clearance below</a></th><td class="infobox-data">145 ft (44.2 m)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Opened</th><td class="infobox-data">July 2, 1935<span class="noprint">; 89 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1935-07-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Annual_average_daily_traffic" title="Annual average daily traffic">Daily traffic</a></th><td class="infobox-data">15,000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Toll</th><td class="infobox-data">(eastbound only) passenger cars $2.15 toll-by-mail, $1.65 <a href="/wiki/E-ZPass" title="E-ZPass">E-ZPass</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #efefef;">Location</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a class="mw-kartographer-map notheme mw-kartographer-container center" style="width: 250px; height: 200px;" data-mw-kartographer="mapframe" data-style="osm-intl" data-width="250" data-height="200" data-zoom="10" data-lat="42.22358" data-lon="-73.85038" data-overlays="["_047bec144f5271cd5099a28fae2dd7ce692b2abe"]" href="/wiki/Special:Map/10/42.22358/-73.85038/en"><img src="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,42.22358,-73.85038,250x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&revid=1272976378&groups=_047bec144f5271cd5099a28fae2dd7ce692b2abe" width="250" height="200" decoding="async" srcset="https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,42.22358,-73.85038,250x200@2x.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&revid=1272976378&groups=_047bec144f5271cd5099a28fae2dd7ce692b2abe 2x" alt="Map" /></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Rip Van Winkle Bridge</b> is a 5,040 ft (1,540 m) <a href="/wiki/Cantilever_bridge" title="Cantilever bridge">cantilever bridge</a> spanning the <a href="/wiki/Hudson_River" title="Hudson River">Hudson River</a> between <a href="/wiki/Hudson,_New_York" title="Hudson, New York">Hudson, New York</a> and <a href="/wiki/Catskill_(village),_New_York" title="Catskill (village), New York">Catskill, New York</a>. Affording 145 feet (44 m) of clearance over the water, the structure carries <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_23" title="New York State Route 23">NY 23</a> across the river, connecting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_9W" title="U.S. Route 9W">US 9W</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_385" title="New York State Route 385">NY 385</a> on the west side with <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Route_9G" title="New York State Route 9G">NY 9G</a> on the east side. The bridge also passes over Rogers Island and Hallenbeck Creek. </p><p>The bridge is named after the 1819 <a href="/wiki/Rip_Van_Winkle" title="Rip Van Winkle">short story of the same name</a> by <a href="/wiki/Washington_Irving" title="Washington Irving">Washington Irving</a>, which mentions Hudson and Catskill. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Construction">Construction</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Construction"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG/200px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG/300px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG/400px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1944" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Crossing the bridge eastbound in the summer</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg/220px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg/330px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg/440px-Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge_walkway.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>View west along the bridge walkway in late Winter</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Erecting_the_bridge">Erecting the bridge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Erecting the bridge"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The bridge was built by the newly created <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Bridge_Authority" title="New York State Bridge Authority">New York State Bridge Authority</a>, opening on July 2, 1935, at a cost of $2.4 million ($53,340,000 with inflation<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). </p><p>A fireworks display marked the 50th anniversary of the bridge's construction in 1985.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A multi-year repainting project was completed in 2009 which removed all lead-based paint. </p><p>A pedestrian walkway was completed in 2018 on the south side of the bridge. It is open from dawn to dusk. </p><p>Bicyclists may use the roadway or walk their bikes across the pedestrian walkway.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The walkway is also a link on the Hudson River Skywalk, which connects the homes of <a href="/wiki/Hudson_River_School" title="Hudson River School">Hudson River School</a> painters <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cole" title="Thomas Cole">Thomas Cole</a> and <a href="/wiki/Frederic_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederic Church">Frederic Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tolls">Tolls</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Tolls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Upon its opening, the toll was $0.80 ($17.78 with inflation<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) per passenger car and $0.10 ($2.22 with inflation<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) per passenger up to $1 ($22.22 with inflation<sup id="cite_ref-inflation-US_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-inflation-US-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). Originally, tolls were collected in both directions. In August 1970, the toll was abolished for westbound drivers, and at the same time, eastbound drivers saw their tolls doubled. The tolls of eleven other New York–New Jersey and Hudson River crossings along a 130-mile (210 km) stretch, from the <a href="/wiki/Outerbridge_Crossing" title="Outerbridge Crossing">Outerbridge Crossing</a> in the south to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the north, were also changed to eastbound-only at that time.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, the bridge authority announced that tolls on its Hudson River crossings would increase each year beginning in 2020 and ending in 2023. On May 1, 2021, the toll for passenger cars traveling eastbound on the Mid-Hudson Bridge went to $1.75 in cash and $1.45 for E-ZPass users. In May 2022, tolls increased to $1.55 for E-ZPass users and $2 for toll-by-mail payers. In 2023, the E-ZPass toll rose to $1.65, and the mail-in toll increased to $2.15.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At midnight on November 1, 2021, the bridge was converted to all-electronic tolling. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_fixed_crossings_of_the_Hudson_River" class="mw-redirect" title="List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River">List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rip_Van_Winkle_Bridge&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://nysba.ny.gov/toll-rates">"Toll Rates"</a>. <i>New York State Bridge Authority</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Bowmans_Creek" title="Bowmans Creek">Bowmans Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Breakneck_Brook" title="Breakneck Brook">Breakneck Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brimstone_Creek" title="Brimstone Creek">Brimstone Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canajoharie_Creek" title="Canajoharie Creek">Canajoharie Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caroga_Creek" title="Caroga Creek">Caroga Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casperkill" title="Casperkill">Casperkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catskill_Creek" title="Catskill Creek">Catskill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cayadutta_Creek" title="Cayadutta Creek">Cayadutta Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_River_(New_York)" title="Cedar River (New York)">Cedar River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claverack_Creek" title="Claverack Creek">Claverack Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clove_Brook" title="Clove Brook">Clove Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobleskill_Creek" title="Cobleskill Creek">Cobleskill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coeymans_Creek" title="Coeymans Creek">Coeymans Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coxsackie_Creek" title="Coxsackie Creek">Coxsackie Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_River_(New_York)" title="Cross River (New York)">Cross River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croton_River" title="Croton River">Croton River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Croton_River" title="East Branch Croton River">East Branch Croton River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Sacandaga_River" title="East Branch Sacandaga River">East Branch Sacandaga River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Canada_Creek" title="East Canada Creek">East Canada Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Kill" title="East Kill">East Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eightmile_Creek_(Tenmile_Creek)" class="mw-redirect" title="Eightmile Creek (Tenmile Creek)">Eightmile Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Esopus_Creek" title="Esopus Creek">Esopus Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_Kill" title="Fall Kill">Fall Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishkill_Creek" title="Fishkill Creek">Fishkill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fonteyn_Kill" title="Fonteyn Kill">Fonteyn Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulmer_Creek" title="Fulmer Creek">Fulmer Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannacrois_Creek" title="Hannacrois Creek">Hannacrois Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honnedaga_Brook" title="Honnedaga Brook">Honnedaga Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoosic_River" title="Hoosic River">Hoosic River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_River_(Hudson_River_tributary)" title="Indian River (Hudson River tributary)">Indian River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Creek_(Sprout_Creek)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackson Creek (Sprout Creek)">Jackson Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_De_Bakkers_Kill" title="Jan De Bakkers Kill">Jan De Bakkers Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaaterskill_Creek" title="Kaaterskill Creek">Kaaterskill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kayaderosseras" title="Kayaderosseras">Kayaderosseras</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kinderhook_Creek" title="Kinderhook Creek">Kinderhook Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kisco_River" title="Kisco River">Kisco River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Creek_(New_York)" title="Lake Creek (New York)">Lake Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Shawangunk_Kill" title="Little Shawangunk Kill">Little Shawangunk Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maritje_Kill" title="Maritje Kill">Maritje Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_River_(New_York)" title="Miami River (New York)">Miami River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Creek_(Hudson_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mill Creek (Hudson River)">Mill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohawk_River" title="Mohawk River">Mohawk River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moodna_Creek" title="Moodna Creek">Moodna Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moordener_Kill" title="Moordener Kill">Moordener Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moyer_Creek" title="Moyer Creek">Moyer Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muddy_Kill" title="Muddy Kill">Muddy Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neepaulakating_Creek" title="Neepaulakating Creek">Neepaulakating Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Normans_Kill" title="Normans Kill">Normans Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nowadaga_Creek" title="Nowadaga Creek">Nowadaga Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohisa_Creek" title="Ohisa Creek">Ohisa Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onesquethaw_Creek" title="Onesquethaw Creek">Onesquethaw Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opalescent_River" title="Opalescent River">Opalescent River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oriskany_Creek" title="Oriskany Creek">Oriskany Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otsquago_Creek" title="Otsquago Creek">Otsquago Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otter_Kill" title="Otter Kill">Otter Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papakating_Creek" title="Papakating Creek">Papakating Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peekskill_Hollow_Creek" title="Peekskill Hollow Creek">Peekskill Hollow Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plattekill_Creek" title="Plattekill Creek">Plattekill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Platter_Kill" title="Platter Kill">Platter Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocantico_River" title="Pocantico River">Pocantico River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pochuck_Creek" title="Pochuck Creek">Pochuck Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poesten_Kill" title="Poesten Kill">Poesten Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potic_Creek" title="Potic Creek">Potic Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quassaick_Creek" title="Quassaick Creek">Quassaick Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roeliff_Jansen_Kill" title="Roeliff Jansen Kill">Roeliff Jansen Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondout_Creek" title="Rondout Creek">Rondout Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacandaga_River" title="Sacandaga River">Sacandaga River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sauquoit_Creek" title="Sauquoit Creek">Sauquoit Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saw_Kill_(Hudson_River)" class="mw-redirect" title="Saw Kill (Hudson River)">Saw Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saw_Mill_River" title="Saw Mill River">Saw Mill River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sawyer_Kill" title="Sawyer Kill">Sawyer Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schoharie_Creek" title="Schoharie Creek">Schoharie Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schroon_River" title="Schroon River">Schroon River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawangunk_Kill" title="Shawangunk Kill">Shawangunk Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparkill_Creek" title="Sparkill Creek">Sparkill Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sprout_Creek" title="Sprout Creek">Sprout Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steele_Creek_(Mohawk_River_tributary)" title="Steele Creek (Mohawk River tributary)">Steele Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stockport_Creek" title="Stockport Creek">Stockport Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stony_Clove_Creek" title="Stony Clove Creek">Stony Clove Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taghkanic_Creek" title="Taghkanic Creek">Taghkanic Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenmile_Creek_(Catskill_Creek)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tenmile Creek (Catskill Creek)">Tenmile Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tin_Brook" title="Tin Brook">Tin Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titicus_River" title="Titicus River">Titicus River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trout_Brook_(Schroon_River_tributary)" title="Trout Brook (Schroon River tributary)">Trout Brook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verkeerder_Kill" title="Verkeerder Kill">Verkeerder Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vloman_Kill" title="Vloman Kill">Vloman Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallkill_River" title="Wallkill River">Wallkill River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walloomsac_River" title="Walloomsac River">Walloomsac River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wappinger_Creek" title="Wappinger Creek">Wappinger Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wawayanda_Creek" title="Wawayanda Creek">Wawayanda Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Papakating_Creek" title="West Branch Papakating Creek">West Branch Papakating Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Branch_Sacandaga_River" title="West Branch Sacandaga River">West Branch Sacandaga River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Canada_Creek" title="West Canada Creek">West Canada Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Kill" title="West Kill">West Kill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wynants_Kill" title="Wynants Kill">Wynants Kill</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alcove_Reservoir" title="Alcove Reservoir">Alcove Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashokan_Reservoir" title="Ashokan Reservoir">Ashokan Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Basic_Creek_Reservoir" title="Basic Creek Reservoir">Basic Creek Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beacon_Reservoir_(Dutchess_County,_New_York)" title="Beacon Reservoir (Dutchess County, New York)">Beacon Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bog_Brook_Reservoir" title="Bog Brook Reservoir">Bog Brook Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cedar_Lake_(New_York)" title="Cedar Lake (New York)">Cedar Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chadwick_Lake" title="Chadwick Lake">Chadwick Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chub_Lake_(New_York)" title="Chub Lake (New York)">Chub Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_River_Reservoir" title="Cross River Reservoir">Cross River Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Croton_Falls_Reservoir" title="Croton Falls Reservoir">Croton Falls Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyken_Pond" title="Dyken Pond">Dyken Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Branch_Reservoir" title="East Branch Reservoir">East Branch Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Caroga_Lake" title="East Caroga Lake">East Caroga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_Lake_(New_York)" title="Fall Lake (New York)">Fall Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklinton_Vlaie" title="Franklinton Vlaie">Franklinton Vlaie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garnet_Lake" title="Garnet Lake">Garnet Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenmere_Lake" title="Glenmere Lake">Glenmere Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Sacandaga_Lake" title="Great Sacandaga Lake">Great Sacandaga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Vlaie" title="Great Vlaie">Great Vlaie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Lake_(New_York)" title="Henderson Lake (New York)">Henderson Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honnedaga_Lake" title="Honnedaga Lake">Honnedaga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Lake_(Hamilton_County,_New_York)" title="Indian Lake (Hamilton County, New York)">Indian Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lizard_Pond_(New_York)" title="Lizard Pond (New York)">Lizard Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Maratanza" title="Lake Maratanza">Lake Maratanza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muscoot_Reservoir" title="Muscoot Reservoir">Muscoot Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Neepaulin" title="Lake Neepaulin">Lake Neepaulin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Croton_Reservoir" title="New Croton Reservoir">New Croton Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Notch_Lake" title="Notch Lake">Notch Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piseco_Lake" title="Piseco Lake">Piseco Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Pleasant_(New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lake Pleasant (New York)">Lake Pleasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queechy_Lake" title="Queechy Lake">Queechy Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rondout_Reservoir" title="Rondout Reservoir">Rondout Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacandaga_Lake" title="Sacandaga Lake">Sacandaga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga_Lake" title="Saratoga Lake">Saratoga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sturgeon_Pool" title="Sturgeon Pool">Sturgeon Pool</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Surprise_Lake_Camp" title="Surprise Lake Camp">Surprise Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sylvan_Lake_(New_York)" title="Sylvan Lake (New York)">Sylvan Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Tear_of_the_Clouds" title="Lake Tear of the Clouds">Lake Tear of the Clouds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thompson_Pond" title="Thompson Pond">Thompson Pond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Titicus_Reservoir" title="Titicus Reservoir">Titicus Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trout_Lake_(Arietta,_Hamilton_County,_New_York)" title="Trout Lake (Arietta, Hamilton County, New York)">Trout Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Caroga_Lake" title="West Caroga Lake">West Caroga Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whaley_Lake" title="Whaley Lake">Whaley Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnisook_Lake" title="Winnisook Lake">Winnisook Lake</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New York</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_(city),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Amsterdam (city), New York">Amsterdam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beacon,_New_York" title="Beacon, New York">Beacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bedford_(town),_New_York" title="Bedford (town), New York">Bedford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beekman,_New_York" title="Beekman, New York">Beekman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennington,_Vermont" title="Bennington, Vermont">Bennington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bethlehem,_New_York" title="Bethlehem, New York">Bethlehem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blooming_Grove,_New_York" title="Blooming Grove, New York">Blooming Grove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Briarcliff_Manor,_New_York" title="Briarcliff Manor, New York">Briarcliff Manor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carmel,_New_York" title="Carmel, New York">Carmel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catskill_(town),_New_York" title="Catskill (town), New York">Catskill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clifton_Park,_New_York" title="Clifton Park, New York">Clifton Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cohoes,_New_York" title="Cohoes, New York">Cohoes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colonie,_New_York" title="Colonie, New York">Colonie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cortlandt,_New_York" title="Cortlandt, New York">Cortlandt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Fishkill,_New_York" title="East Fishkill, New York">East Fishkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Greenbush,_New_York" title="East Greenbush, New York">East Greenbush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fishkill_(town),_New_York" title="Fishkill (town), New York">Fishkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glenville,_Schenectady_County,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Glenville, Schenectady County, New York">Glenville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gloversville,_New_York" title="Gloversville, New York">Gloversville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greenburgh,_New_York" title="Greenburgh, New York">Greenburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilderland,_New_York" title="Guilderland, New York">Guilderland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halfmoon,_New_York" title="Halfmoon, New York">Halfmoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herkimer_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Herkimer (town), New York">Herkimer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haverstraw_(village),_New_York" title="Haverstraw (village), New York">Haverstraw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hyde_Park,_New_York" title="Hyde Park, New York">Hyde Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston,_New_York" title="Kingston, New York">Kingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirkland,_New_York" title="Kirkland, New York">Kirkland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaGrange,_New_York" title="LaGrange, New York">LaGrange</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lloyd,_New_York" title="Lloyd, New York">Lloyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malta,_New_York" title="Malta, New York">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Middletown,_Orange_County,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Middletown, Orange County, New York">Middletown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milton_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Milton (town), New York">Milton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_New_York" title="Monroe, New York">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery,_New_York" title="Montgomery, New York">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moreau,_New_York" title="Moreau, New York">Moreau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Pleasant,_New_York" title="Mount Pleasant, New York">Mount Pleasant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Castle,_New_York" title="New Castle, New York">New Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Hartford,_New_York" title="New Hartford, New York">New Hartford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Paltz,_New_York" title="New Paltz, New York">New Paltz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Windsor,_New_York" title="New Windsor, New York">New Windsor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh,_New_York" title="Newburgh, New York">Newburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niskayuna,_New_York" title="Niskayuna, New York">Niskayuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Adams,_Massachusetts" title="North Adams, Massachusetts">North Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyack,_New_York" title="Nyack, New York">Nyack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossining_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Ossining (town), New York">Ossining</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peekskill,_New_York" title="Peekskill, New York">Peekskill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plattekill_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Plattekill (town), New York">Plattekill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poughkeepsie,_New_York" title="Poughkeepsie, New York">Poughkeepsie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Queensbury,_New_York" title="Queensbury, New York">Queensbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rome,_New_York" title="Rome, New York">Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rotterdam_(town),_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="Rotterdam (town), New York">Rotterdam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saugerties,_New_York" title="Saugerties, New York">Saugerties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schenectady,_New_York" title="Schenectady, New York">Schenectady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shawangunk,_New_York" title="Shawangunk, New York">Shawangunk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow,_New_York" title="Sleepy Hollow, New York">Sleepy Hollow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Somers,_New_York" title="Somers, New York">Somers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast,_New_York" title="Southeast, New York">Southeast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troy,_New_York" title="Troy, New York">Troy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utica,_New_York" title="Utica, New York">Utica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallkill,_Orange_County,_New_York" title="Wallkill, Orange County, New York">Wallkill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wappinger,_New_York" title="Wappinger, New York">Wappinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warwick,_New_York" title="Warwick, New York">Warwick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Point,_New_York" title="West Point, New York">West Point</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitestown,_New_York" title="Whitestown, New York">Whitestown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilton,_New_York" title="Wilton, New York">Wilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yonkers,_New_York" title="Yonkers, New York">Yonkers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorktown,_New_York" title="Yorktown, New York">Yorktown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">New Jersey</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alpine,_New_Jersey" title="Alpine, New Jersey">Alpine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bayonne,_New_Jersey" title="Bayonne, New Jersey">Bayonne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cliffside_Park,_New_Jersey" title="Cliffside Park, New Jersey">Cliffside Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edgewater,_New_Jersey" title="Edgewater, New Jersey">Edgewater</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Englewood_Cliffs,_New_Jersey" title="Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey">Englewood Cliffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lee,_New_Jersey" title="Fort Lee, New Jersey">Fort Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoboken,_New_Jersey" title="Hoboken, New Jersey">Hoboken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jersey_City,_New_Jersey" title="Jersey City, New Jersey">Jersey City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bergen,_New_Jersey" title="North Bergen, New Jersey">North Bergen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sparta,_New_Jersey" title="Sparta, New Jersey">Sparta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenafly,_New_Jersey" title="Tenafly, New Jersey">Tenafly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Weehawken,_New_Jersey" title="Weehawken, New Jersey">Weehawken</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_New_York,_New_Jersey" title="West New York, New Jersey">West New York</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Landmarks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains" title="Adirondack Mountains">Adirondack Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adirondack_Park" title="Adirondack Park">Adirondack Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashokan_Bridge" title="Ashokan Bridge">Ashokan Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blenheim_Bridge" class="mw-redirect" title="Blenheim Bridge">Blenheim Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buskirk_Bridge" title="Buskirk Bridge">Buskirk Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catskill_Mountains" title="Catskill Mountains">Catskill Mountains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champlain_Canal" title="Champlain Canal">Champlain Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cohoes_Falls" title="Cohoes Falls">Cohoes Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Copeland_Bridge" title="Copeland Bridge">Copeland Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_and_Hudson_Canal" title="Delaware and Hudson Canal">Delaware and Hudson Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eagleville_Bridge" title="Eagleville Bridge">Eagleville Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_River" title="East River">East River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erie_Canal" title="Erie Canal">Erie Canal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Washington_Bridge" title="George Washington Bridge">George Washington Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harlem_River" title="Harlem River">Harlem River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helderberg_Escarpment" title="Helderberg Escarpment">Helderberg Escarpment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holland_Tunnel" title="Holland Tunnel">Holland Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hudson_Highlands_State_Park" title="Hudson Highlands State Park">Hudson Highlands State Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaaterskill_Clove" title="Kaaterskill Clove">Kaaterskill Clove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaaterskill_Falls" title="Kaaterskill Falls">Kaaterskill Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kill_Van_Kull" title="Kill Van Kull">Kill Van Kull</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingston%E2%80%93Rhinecliff_Bridge" title="Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge">Kingston–Rhinecliff Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Tunnel" title="Lincoln Tunnel">Lincoln Tunnel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mid-Hudson_Bridge" title="Mid-Hudson Bridge">Mid-Hudson Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Newburgh%E2%80%93Beacon_Bridge" title="Newburgh–Beacon Bridge">Newburgh–Beacon Bridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tappan_Zee_Bridge_(2017%E2%80%93present)" title="Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)">Tappan Zee Bridge (2017–present)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Palisades_(Hudson_River)" title="The Palisades (Hudson River)">The Palisades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perrine%27s_Bridge" title="Perrine's Bridge">Perrine's Bridge</a></li> <li><a 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