ABSTRACT
The Kingston-Port Ewen Bridge (Figures 11.1 through 11.3) over Rondout Creek, as well as the New York State Barge Canal and a city street, is the only suspension bridge owned and maintained by the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) and was opened in 1921. The bridge is currently known as Wurts Street Bridge as it carries Wurts Street, but it is also sometimes referred to as Rondout Creek Bridge or Old Bridge. It is located in the city of Kingston and crosses over an island in the Rondout Creek known as Island Dock (actually an artificial island created in the days of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and once home to an active shipbuilding facility), the New York State Barge Canal, and a city street known as Dock Street. The City of Kingston is located about 100 mi north of the New York City, which is home to well-known suspension bridges, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, and the Williamsburg Bridge. Although NYSDOT conducts the biennial inspection of the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Williamsburg suspension bridges, the
CONTENTS
11.1 Introduction 275 11.2 History 278 11.3 Bridge design and construction 280 11.4 General inspections 286 11.5 Internal inspections 288
11.5.1 1993 Internal inspections 288 11.5.2 2008 Internal inspections 289 11.5.3 Discussion 292
11.6 Past work 293 11.7 Summary 293 Acknowledgments 294 References 294
New York City Department of Transportation is the primary owner and is responsible for upkeep of these bridges.
