{"nrhp_refnum":"82001266","name":"Bear Mountain Bridge and Toll House","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NY 6/202","address_restricted":false,"city":"Stony Point","county":"Rockland County","state":"NY","lat":41.32000237600005,"lon":-73.97982750999995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-11-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A steel suspension bridge across the Hudson River at Bear Mountain, Stony Point, Rockland County, New York, with a stone toll house at its western end. Both were built in 1923-24.","why_significant":"The bridge was the first built south of Albany across the Hudson and the first built with steel cables, and it was the longest suspension span of its time. It marked an important event in Hudson Highlands transportation history. The toll house is an eclectic design with Tudor, Elizabethan and English cottage elements and contributes to the bridge.","narrative":"Spanning the Hudson River between Anthony's Nose and the Popolopen Creek area, the Bear Mountain Bridge is a steel suspension bridge 2,257 feet long, with a 1,632-foot main span carried by cables from two steel towers. It was built in 1923-24 by the Harriman family's Bear Mountain-Hudson River Bridge Company for about $6,000,000, and it was the first bridge built south of Albany across the river. Its cables were anchored in shafts blasted into granite on both shores. At the western end stands a rustic, random-coursed stone toll house with a slate roof, a three-story tower with an octagonal metal cupola, a gatekeeper's residence and a low wing. Its design mixes Tudor, Elizabethan and English cottage influences. The state bought the bridge in 1940 and still uses it, and the toll house remains in use. The bridge is considered notable for its engineering and for its role in Hudson Highlands transportation.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Bridge architect Howard C. Baird; builders Terry & Tench Construction Co. and Carey Construction Co.","architectural_style":"Eclectic, with Tudor, Elizabethan and English cottage elements (toll house)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good; the bridge and toll house are still used for their original purpose, and no threats are known.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:41.846024-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/82001266.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001266/071ac36dc0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82001266/071ac36dc0-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Mwanner at English Wikipedia","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Mtn_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Mwanner at English Wikipedia</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bear_Mtn_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314510","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bear_Mountain_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q813002"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/rockland-county/bear-mountain-bridge-and-toll-house-82001266/"}