John T. Loughran Bridge
NBI Information
Location
State: New York
County: Ulster County
Feature Carried: US Route 9W
Feature Crossed: Rondout Creek and East Strand Street
Latitude, Longitude: 41.9180,-73.9819
Toll: On free road
Maintenance Responsibility: State Highway Agency
Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open, no restriction
History
Year Built: 1977
Historical Significance: Bridge is not eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
Year Reconstructed: None
Picture Date: July 13, 2024
Geometry
Lanes on Structure: 4
Lanes under Structure: 2
Skew: 0 degrees
Number of Main Spans: 4
Main Structure Type: Stringer/Multi-beam or Girder
Main Structure Material: Steel Continuous
Number of Approach Spans: 0
Approach Structure Type: None
Approach Structure Material: None
Condition
Inspection Date: September 2021
Deck Condition: Good
Superstructure Condition: Fair
Substructure Condition: Fair
Channel Condition: Very Good
Culvert: Not Applicable
NBI Year: 2023
Bridge Information
The John T. Loughran Bridge was built in 1977 to bypass the Wurts Street Bridge. It carries US Route 9W over the Rondout Creek and local roads between Kingston and Port Ewen in New York. Construction of this bridge required the demolition of a few blocks of the West Strand neighborhood. This rallied preservationists to get the decaying area designated a historic district. This area was Kingston’s waterfront in the days of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and has since been restored to be a popular destination for visitors to the city.
The bridge is named after John T. Loughran, who was a Kingston native and a judge. He was the chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, the state's highest judicial position, from 1945 until his death in 1953.
References
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