Introducing the ‘Walkway Over the Hudson’

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.02.09 | 2:28 PM ET

It seems pedestrian park-bridge hybrids are really catching on. After Manhattan’s High Line opened to rave reviews this summer, Poughkeepsie, NY, has followed up with its own offering, transforming a 1.25-mile railway bridge into a state park/walkway running more than 200 feet above the Hudson River. This Just In has the details on the grand opening.

Tags: Architecture, Outdoors, North America, United States, New York, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


3 Comments for Introducing the ‘Walkway Over the Hudson’

Dennis Lee 10.05.09 | 9:15 PM ET

Photographs documenting the year of construction preparing the Walkway Over the Hudson Bridge can be found here:

http://www.dennisleephotography.com/Walkway-over-the-Hudson/Walkway-Public-gallery/9778132_t3b9V#663040821_nrAsW

Judith Ryan 11.11.09 | 10:07 PM ET

Tom and I love the walkway. It is like having a boardwalk here in Highland.
I don’t want to be negative buy yesterday I walked with a friend and there was a lot of dog excretion on the bridge and the dog owners are not picking it up or cleaning it up. When you are talking and looking at the view., it is hard to not step in the excretion. Can something be done about this? It won’t stop me from walking but it would make it nicer it dog owners would be a little considerate

Tammy Pardee 11.15.09 | 9:29 PM ET

One parking attendant was really mean! said some really rude things to me while my son and daughter were in the backseat! Makes me kinda never want to come back!!! Ruined my day!!!

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