The Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge, built in the late 19th century to link New York and New England to the coal beds of Pennsylvania and the West, is a marvel of Industrial Revolution engineering. If fills the sky over the Hudson River, a muscular lattice of trusses and struts on giant footings, a survivor from a long-gone era before bridge mediocrities like the Tappan Zee.
Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/opinion/06tue4.html
Walkway's elevator to Upper Landing Park in Poughkeepsie is currently open and operating from 9 a.m. until 90 minutes prior to the park's closing time.
SUNDAY, JULY 13 - Walkway’s electric tram will end service at 1 p.m.
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