Menands Bridge

The Menands Bridge, officially known as the Troy-Menands Bridge, carries New York State Route 378 across the Hudson River in New York connecting Menands with Troy. A through truss span, it was built in 1933.[2]

Menands Bridge
Viewed from the river in 2009
Coordinates42.701005°N 73.703086°W / 42.701005; -73.703086 (Menands Bridge)
Carries NY 378
CrossesHudson River
LocaleMenands, New York and Troy, New York
Official nameTroy-Menands Bridge
Maintained byNew York State Department of Transportation
ID number1062850
Characteristics
DesignThrough truss
History
Opened1933[1]
Location

The bridge once featured a pair of elevating towers, as the bridge was once built to accommodate tall ships. The lifting device was removed in 1966, but the towers remained until their removal in the summer of 2000.

On August 14, 1998, confessed serial killer Gary Evans kicked out the side window of a police van while driving over the Menands Bridge, jumped out, and ran from police. When he was cornered, Evans jumped off the bridge to his death, plunging 65 ft (20 m) into the Hudson River. He had been arraigned the previous day on capital murder charges.[3]

See also

References
  1. http://www.uncle-sams-home.com/tui/199803/a19980301120501.html
  2. Uncle Sam's Place
  3. Paul Grondahl: "Escaped inmate was left alone". Albany Times Union. April 27, 2007


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