U.S. 9W, Kingston and, New York. County/parish: Ulster.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 30, 1980. NRIS 80002783.
1 contributing structure.
The Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge, sometimes known as the "Rondout Creek bridge", "Old Bridge" or "Wurts Street Bridge", is a steel suspension bridge spanning Rondout Creek, near where it empties into the Hudson River. It connects the City of Kingston to the north, with the village of Port Ewen to the south. Completed in 1921, it was the final link in New York's first north-south highway on the West Shore of the Hudson, and is considered an important engineering accomplishment associated with the development of early motoring.
The bridge has a very hilly approach on the north side and crosses over a small island in the creek. It forms a dramatic backdrop to the Rondout-West Strand Historic District in Kingston, to the east.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322650