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The Menands Bridge, officially known as the Troy-Menands Bridge, is a four-span
through truss A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
bridge that carries
New York State Route 378 New York State Route 378 (NY 378) is a state highway in the Capital District of New York in the United States. It runs from Loudonville to Troy and traverses the Hudson River via the Menands Bridge. NY 378 once connected to Men ...
across the
Hudson River The Hudson River, historically the North River, is a river that flows from north to south largely through eastern New York (state), New York state. It originates in the Adirondack Mountains at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in the ...
in
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connecting
Menands Menands is a village in Albany County, New York, United States. The population was 4,554 at the 2020 census. The village is named after Louis Menand. The village lies inside the town of Colonie and borders the northern city line of Albany. ...
with
Troy Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
. Built in 1933, the crossing is supported by concrete
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and - even though it was designed and constructed at the end of the first third of the 20th century - was originally fitted with a lift section to accommodate
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. The section's lifting device was removed in 1966, but the elevating towers remained until their removal in the summer of 2000. Today the bridge has a clearance over the water of , and a horizontal clearance between spans of . In addition,
NYSDOT The New York State Department of Transportation'' (NYSDOT) is the department of the Government of New York (state), New York state government responsible for the development and operation of highways, Rail transport, railroads, mass transit sys ...
is planning to replace this bridge within the next 10 years.


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List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Hudson River, from its mouth at the Upper New York Bay upstream to its cartographic beginning at Henderson Lake (New York), Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York. Crossings The crossings are l ...


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Bridges over the Hudson River Bridges completed in 1933 Vertical lift bridges in New York (state) Road bridges in New York (state) Truss bridges in the United States Bridges in Albany County, New York Bridges in Rensselaer County, New York {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub