It’s truly a beautiful bridge! The American Bridge Company also built the New River Gorge Bridge in WV in 1977, another beauty. The people of WV love this bridge so much the have an annual Bridge Day the 3rd Saturday of every October.
It is a gorgeous area, with the Adirondack Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. I have been over the new bridge several times. If you get up to that area, go to Port Henry (New York, which is just a few miles from the bridge) where there is a spectacular view of the Green Mountains.
I still live in Schenectady County. My grandmother on my mother side took us down from Huntington, Quebec to Essex Ferry Crossing and then down to Lake Champlain Bridge in the summer of 1972. Later I cross over from just for a road trip. I crossed over in mid 1990's for work when I had a van for going to east Quebec. I had join the New York Naval Militia in 1987. After return back from Kuwait as a brown navy person in early 2008. In summer and fall of 2008 had traveled by two different style boat 22' and 30' to perform boat border control to Rousse Point, New York from Waterford, New York or boat exercise training from White Hall, New York to Crown Point and Chimney Point. Then in the year Sept 2010 a call from New York and Vermont asked for assistance no wave for the new Lake Champlain Bridge. So three other sailors and I patrol around the construction of the new piers in the water until the piers were about the water level. If for history record. I would be happy to share about 8 picture of the new bridge being built.😀
The toll to cross the bridge was ten cents around 1975 when I first starting crossing it. I was surprised to pay just ten cents.The toll bridges that I crossed to NYC was $1.25. If I remember correctly, that was the toll at the George Washington bridge.
I noticed the similarity between this bridge and the recently destroyed Key Bridge across Baltimore harbor. We visited the Crown Point area about five years ago. The new bridge is beautiful and the food at the Bridge Restaurant good.
Too bad they have cancelled future I-98 which connect from I-81 in the upstate of New York to I-89 in Swanton Vermont, close to the Canadian border. Ditto with future I-92 was supposed to connect from I-87 in Glens Falls New York to Portsmouth New Hampshire. Many travelers will have to take the Mass Pike (I-90) in Massachusetts as if the nearest east-west interstate highway, and it does waste gas and driving time by several hours off.
The new bridge is beautiful. If you can get up to see it (it is 115 miles north of Albany, and close to Middlebury on the Vermont side) and walk across it as I did last Summer, it is a treat. You can park on the New York side close to the bridge. But the use of iron ore tailings as aggregate in the concrete should have been a red flag from Day One. It seems that the iron is going to expand and contract at a different rate than the rest of the concrete, leading to degradation.
A bridge must be safe to use. Aging public infrastructure is tragic lossess waiting to occur. Much better off building bridges to move people around safely. Than walls to hide behind. The Gordie Howe bridge will transform Windsor and Detroit border for the benefit of all.
It was a scar on the landscape. A low elevation bridge is better for the aesthetics , no so ridiculous looking. They had a 2 chances and blew it twice. US bridges are broken at the design level...sorry.
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The original was beautiful. The replacement is graceful. Two wonderful designs that all can appreciate.
It’s truly a beautiful bridge! The American Bridge Company also built the New River Gorge Bridge in WV in 1977, another beauty. The people of WV love this bridge so much the have an annual Bridge Day the 3rd Saturday of every October.
It is a gorgeous area, with the Adirondack Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. I have been over the new bridge several times. If you get up to that area, go to Port Henry (New York, which is just a few miles from the bridge) where there is a spectacular view of the Green Mountains.
I still live in Schenectady County. My grandmother on my mother side took us down from Huntington, Quebec to Essex Ferry Crossing and then down to Lake Champlain Bridge in the summer of 1972. Later I cross over from just for a road trip. I crossed over in mid 1990's for work when I had a van for going to east Quebec. I had join the New York Naval Militia in 1987. After return back from Kuwait as a brown navy person in early 2008. In summer and fall of 2008 had traveled by two different style boat 22' and 30' to perform boat border control to Rousse Point, New York from Waterford, New York or boat exercise training from White Hall, New York to Crown Point and Chimney Point. Then in the year Sept 2010 a call from New York and Vermont asked for assistance no wave for the new Lake Champlain Bridge. So three other sailors and I patrol around the construction of the new piers in the water until the piers were about the water level. If for history record. I would be happy to share about 8 picture of the new bridge being built.😀
A grand old bridge has been replaced by perfection. It's the most beautiful bridge in the world.
NY22 to Whitehall to US4 over to VT22 is one of the most beautiful and relaxing drives on the Eastern USA,
Been over the bridge many times. Thanks for the back story.
The designers of the new bridge actually gave local residents a few designs and let them vote on it.
The toll to cross the bridge was ten cents around 1975 when I first starting crossing it. I was surprised to pay just ten cents.The toll bridges that I crossed to NYC was $1.25. If I remember correctly, that was the toll at the George Washington bridge.
I noticed the similarity between this bridge and the recently destroyed Key Bridge across Baltimore harbor.
We visited the Crown Point area about five years ago. The new bridge is beautiful and the food at the Bridge Restaurant good.
Too bad they have cancelled future I-98 which connect from I-81 in the upstate of New York to I-89 in Swanton Vermont, close to the Canadian border. Ditto with future I-92 was supposed to connect from I-87 in Glens Falls New York to Portsmouth New Hampshire. Many travelers will have to take the Mass Pike (I-90) in Massachusetts as if the nearest east-west interstate highway, and it does waste gas and driving time by several hours off.
This was actually really great! I hope more people get to see this!
Great video
The new bridge is beautiful. If you can get up to see it (it is 115 miles north of Albany, and close to Middlebury on the Vermont side) and walk across it as I did last Summer, it is a treat. You can park on the New York side close to the bridge. But the use of iron ore tailings as aggregate in the concrete should have been a red flag from Day One. It seems that the iron is going to expand and contract at a different rate than the rest of the concrete, leading to degradation.
The old bridge was almost identical to the Auckland harbour bridge here in New Zealand also a truss bridge and still in existence
A bridge must be safe to use. Aging public infrastructure is tragic lossess waiting to occur. Much better off building bridges to move people around safely. Than walls to hide behind. The Gordie Howe bridge will transform Windsor and Detroit border for the benefit of all.
Isn’t Bare Ass Beach near there?
Smoke stacks of boats
Tall smoke stacks boats
Smoke stacks of boats
It was a scar on the landscape. A low elevation bridge is better for the aesthetics , no so ridiculous looking. They had a 2 chances and blew it twice. US bridges are broken at the design level...sorry.
Coal powered ferries
Chimney point
Chimney point
Chimney point
Lake champlain commission
Toll revenues
Structural issues
Freeze and thaw conditions deteriorate concrete piers which leads to risk of collapse
Soil challenges
Ferry dock
Ferry dock
Ferry dock
Steam boats
1731
Chimney point
E gilbertson jessy
May 2024
Lake champlain commission
Growing up in VT I always thought that it was an ugly bridge. The replacement is nearly as ugly.
How about, a story about a bridge ? 🌉