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 between in and and in .
Photo: Mwanner, Public domain.
  • 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.

Peak
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Anthony's Nose is a 900+ ft peak in the Hudson…

Hotel
The is a 1915 hotel, restaurant and… is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Bear Mountain Bridge.

Island
is a 556-acre island of the …

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Montgomery and Jones Point.

Village
is a hamlet in , United States.

Hamlet
is a hamlet located in the town… is situated 2½ miles southeast of Bear Mountain Bridge.

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Bear Mountain Bridge

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
Geo­Names ID
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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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