News Archive • March 05, 2008

Walkway Over the Hudson Final Design Report Completed

Construction Slated to Begin This Summer

POUGHKEEPSIE--With the release of its comprehensive final design report, Walkway Over the Hudson's effort to transform the historic Poughkeepsie Highland Railroad Bridge into an elevated pedestrian park met an important benchmark last week, setting the stage for the construction phase which is scheduled to begin this summer.

News Archive • March 27, 2007

Group wants 'legacy' for bridge

By Michael Valkys

The group working to re-open the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge is lobbying to make it a showcase for New York's 400th anniversary celebration of Henry Hudson's voyage along the river that bears his name. Walkway Over the Hudson leaders want to receive special designation as the 2009 celebration's "legacy project.''

News Archive • January 21, 2007

Rusty Bridge, Great Views and Soon, a Walkway?

By Michael Malone

Some see the long-closed Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge as a 6,767-foot-long rusting relic. Others envision a gleaming pedestrian walkway, offering spectacular views of the Hudson Valley. It is that vision that inspires members of Walkway Over the Hudson, a nonprofit group dedicated to building the walkway and reopening the bridge so that strollers and cyclists can experience firsthand what has captivated railroad enthusiasts and history buffs, not to mention politicians and writers, for decades.

News Archive • November 04, 2006

History Buff Plugs for Bridge

By Robert Marchant

David Rocco is a man with a rather unique mission, one that bridges the past with the future. From his home in Yorktown, Rocco has become a leading voice in the cause of historic preservation and the transformation of one of the Hudson Valley's engineering wonders into a regional centerpiece for recreation and culture.

News Archive • November 04, 2006

Bridge May Be Old, But It's Not Feeble

By Michael Valkys

Divers are inspecting massive piers beneath the Hudson River that support the long-closed Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge. What has been found so far appears to be good news for the effort to reopen the span as a pedestrian walkway. "We've been looking at the structural integrity of the underwater piers," said Fred Schaeffer, head of Walkway Over the Hudson, which is working to make the bridge accessible to the public. "The bridge is in really great shape. ... There's no reason in the world this bridge can't be renovated into a pedestrian walkway."

News Archive • July 07, 2005