Poughkeepsie Journal

Railroad bridge fire 40th anniversary: Fire in the sky

For city firefighter Michael Marinucci, the acrid smell of the thick, black smoke that lingered over the Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge was unforgettable. Roaring flames stayed mostly hidden ...
Poughkeepsie Journal

The fire that changed the Hudson Valley: Poughkeepsie railroad bridge blaze turns 45

Carol Kozlowski was in a panic. Looking out from a window on Mill Street on May 8, 1974, she saw roaring flames and thick smoke. The Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge was on fire. And below it was ...
Engineering News-Record

Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge/Walkway Over the Hudson, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Considered an engineering marvel when built in 1889, the 1.2-mi Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge had burned and fallen into disrepair after 85 years of carrying commuter and freight traffic 200-ft above ...
Next City

Everyone Wants to Copy This Pedestrian Bridge (It’s Not the High Line)

This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Seventy miles up the Hudson from the young but iconic New York ...
The New York Times

POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE.; ONE OF THE BONDHOLDERS APPLIES FOR A FOREIGN ATTACHMENT.

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