New York State Bridge Authority

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The New York State Bridge Authority (NYSBA) is a public benefit corporation of the US state New York, operator and in some cases also builder of five road bridges over the Hudson River . It was founded on March 31, 1932 to finance the construction of the Rip Van Winkle Bridge between the towns of Hudson and Catskill by issuing government bonds and to maintain it, supported by toll revenues .

In 1933, the NYSBA took over the Mid-Hudson Bridge of the State of New York Department of Public Works , which had opened three years earlier and located near Poughkeepsie , and in 1940 the Bear Mountain Bridge near Peekskill, which had previously been operated by a private company .

Between 1954 and 1957, the Kingston – Rhinecliff Bridge was built under the direction of the NYSBA , which runs a state road between the two eponymous towns of Kingston and Rhinebeck over the Hudson. Also under NYSBA responsibility, the first part of the Newburgh – Beacon Bridge between Newburgh and Beacon was built from 1960 to 1963 , which carries the I-84 highway . In 1980, a second parallel Hudson crossing was added to increase capacity.

The NYSBA levies a toll of one US dollar per vehicle on all five bridges when traveling in a west-east direction ; on the east-west route, however, the use of the bridges is free.

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