Bear Mountain Bridge
The Bear Mountain Bridge, ceremonially named the Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge, is a toll suspension bridge in New York State. It carries US 6 and US 202 across the Hudson River between Bear Mountain State Park in Rockland and Orange County and Cortlandt in Westchester County.- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in United States of America
- Also known as: “Purple Heart Veterans Memorial Bridge”, “ベア・マウンテン橋”, and “ベアー・マウンテン橋”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Anthony’s Nose and Bear Mountain Inn.
Anthony’s Nose
Peak
Bear Mountain Inn
Hotel
The Bear Mountain Inn is a 1915 hotel, restaurant and… Bear Mountain Inn is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Bear Mountain Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Montgomery and Jones Point.
Jones Point
Hamlet
Jones Point is a hamlet located in the town… Jones Point is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bear Mountain Bridge.
Bear Mountain Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, toll bridge, and transport
- Location: Cortlandt, Westchester County, Downstate New York, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.31993° or 41° 19′ 12″ north
Longitude
-73.9838° or 73° 59′ 2″ west
Established
November 27th, 1924
Open location code
87H88298+XF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Wu Chinese—“Bear Mountain Bridge” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bear Mendiaren Zubia”
- Chinese: “熊山大桥”
- Dutch: “Bear Mountain Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى بير ماونتن”
- French: “pont de Bear Mountain”
- French: “Pont de Bear Mountain”
- German: “Bear Mountain Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר הר הדובים”
- Japanese: “ベアー・マウンテン・ブリッジ”
- Korean: “베어마운틴교”
- Tagalog: “Tulay ng Osong Bundok”
- Wu Chinese: “熊山大桥”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Fort Clinton and Manitou.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Pavillion and Fort Montgomery State Park Parking.
Westchester County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Yonkers and White Plains.
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