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Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge crosses the Hudson River in New York State and was opened to traffic on November 2, 1963 as a two-lane cantilever bridge. It carries I-84 and Route 52 with connections to the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87) in Newburgh and U.S. Highway 9 in Fishkill. The bridge includes a 2,204 foot (672 m) cantilever span, with a main span of 1,000 feet (305 m) and side spans of 602 feet (183 m). The total length of all spans and approaches is 7855 feet (2394 m). On November 1, 1980, a second, parallel bridge was opened to traffic.
The bridge, owned by the New York State Bridge Authority, carries four lanes of traffic and approximately 65,000 vehicles per day. It is the only part of I-84 in New York not maintained by the New York State Thruway Authority.
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