Bridge Name: | Riparius Bridge |
Official Name: | Riparius Bridge |
Also Known As: | The Bridge at Riparius |
Carries: | 2 traffic lanes of |
Crosses: | Hudson River |
Locale: | Johnsburg and Chester, New York |
Maint: | New York State Department of Transportation |
Design: | steel Parker (Camelback) truss bridge |
Open: | 2003 |
Coordinates: | 43.6617°N -73.8981°W |
The Riparius Bridge is a two lane truss bridge that carries New York State Route 8 across the Hudson River connecting Johnsburg, New York with Chestertown, New York. It was built in 2003, replacing a similar style camelback truss bridge that had been built in 1919. The new bridge was built to better accommodate vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.[1]