Roads & Bridges

The Hudson Valley is criss-crossed by two interstate highway systems: Interstate 84 through southern Dutchess County leads to Connecticut on the east and northeastern Pennsylvania on the west. The New York State Thruway connects New York City with Buffalo via Albany.

The Taconic State Parkway is the valley's main north-south highway east of the Hudson River. The four-lane roadway also connects the Hudson Valley to New York City and Albany. Other major north-south routes in the valley include U.S. Route 9 on the east side of the Hudson River and Route 9W on the west.

BRIDGES:

The New York State Bridge Authority operates five Hudson River toll crossings. Eastbound passenger cars pay $1 cents to use the bridges. There is no toll for westbound travelers.

The crossings are: The Bear Mountain Bridge linking Westchester and Orange counties, the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge carrying Route 84 across the river, the Mid-Hudson Bridge linking Poughkeepsie with Highland, the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge between northern Dutchess and Ulster counties and the Rip Van Winkle Bridge joining Columbia and Greene counties.

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