Collar City Bridge
| Collar City Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°WCoordinates: 42°44′25″N 73°41′20″W / 42.740218°N 73.688884°W |
| Carries | 8 lanes of   I-787 / NY 7
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| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Colonie, Green Island and Troy, NY |
| Other name(s) | Hoosick Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | NYSDOT |
| ID number | 1070869 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Girder bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | 1981 |
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The Collar City Bridge (also known as the Hoosick Street Bridge) carries NYS Route 7 (NY 7) across the Hudson River connecting Colonie, New York with Troy, by way of passing over Green Island. Though the northern terminus of Interstate 787 (I-787) is unclear, there is sign evidence of a concurrency at least halfway across the bridge.
The bridge had been planned since the 1950s, but did not open to traffic until 1981 connecting Troy and Green Island to I-787. By the end of the decade, the Route 7 Freeway was completed with a connection to the bridge. The bridge's official name, a reference to the City of Troy's nickname, was selected by an elderly couple in nearby Berlin.
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