Bear Mountain Bridge

Bear Mountain Bridge

Carries	2 lanes of US 6 and US 202; also the Appalachian Trail
Crosses	Hudson River
Locale	Rockland County, New York and Orange County, New York
Maintained by	New York State Bridge Authority
Design	Suspension bridge
Opening date	November 27, 1924
Toll	Cars $1.00 (eastbound)
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The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll suspension bridge in New York State, carrying U.S. Highways 202 and 6, as well as the Appalachian Trail, across the Hudson River between Rockland and Orange Counties to the west and Westchester and Putnam Counties to the east. The span allows connections to the Palisades Interstate Parkway and U.S. Highway 9W on the west bank of the Hudson to New York State Route 9D on the east side.

When it opened on November 27, 1924, it was the first highway bridge to cross the Hudson River south of Albany, New York and the largest suspension bridge in the world; it was also the first suspension bridge to have a concrete deck. The construction methods pioneered in building it would make possible several much larger projects to follow, including the George Washington Bridge and Golden Gate Bridge.

It was built by the private Bear Mountain Hudson River Bridge Company (created by an act of New York State) under control of the family of E. H. Harriman following the construction of Bear Mountain State Park in 1910. Ownership was transferred to the New York State Bridge Authority in 1940.

The 2006 automobile toll is $1.00, collected from eastbound travellers only.