Dunn Memorial Bridge 📍

The Dunn Memorial Bridge, officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge, carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany, New York and Rensselaer, New York. Completed in 1967 to replace an earlier span bearing the same name, the highway bridge has a steel girder design. It is the southernmost toll-free road crossing of the Hudson. It is named for Parker F. Dunn, an Albany native who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his service in World War I.

While traveling eastbound on the Dunn Memorial Bridge towards the City of Rensselaer, there is a noticeable stub where the road ends and traffic is “forced off” the bridge onto offramps for US Routes 9 and 20. The road was originally supposed to continue on as part of the canceled South Mall Expressway to Interstate 90 at present day Exit 8.

Rensselaer’s Riverfront Park is located under the eastern end of the bridge. Peregrine falcons have been observed nesting under the roadway since 1998, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation set up a webcam to monitor them.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunn_Memorial_Bridge

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The Old Dunn Bridge

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I often think people romanticize cities before the highways - often city streets were narrowed with fewer lanes, more parallel parking added, after the highways were built. Broadway with the old Dunn Bridge and all the slip ramps to the bridge was kind of a monster on its own when mixed and mashed traffic heading in all directions with six lanes in front of the D & H building. Old Broadway and State wasn't particularly pedestrian friendly back in the 1950s and 1960s. I'm playing the devils advocate to a degree here but ramming a lot of traffic throughout urban downtowns isn't necessarily conducive to healthy, pedestrian scale neighborhoods. I'm not defending Frank Fuller's baby, Interstate 787 but we shouldn't be romantic about saving the Old Broadway / Old Dunn Bridge. It was pretty hideous for any body but the motorist back then.
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Weather Update – February 11, 2022

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You know your standards are low when you get excited about a 48 degree day. ⛅

But it’s been a long winter, so we will take whatever we can get. 48 degrees is almost as warm as my heat is, so it won’t be running much and the outdoors will feel nice, maybe almost even vest weather. Maybe I’ll wear my vest when I go for my evening walk. I thought about getting out of town on Saturday, but I think it might actually be a pretty cool and cloudy weekend, with a lot of dampness and breeze. Plus, I am hoping for better weather for President’s Day Weekend or maybe April, or however the dice may roll.

Today.
Feels like …
March 24th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

South wind 8 to 17 mph.

and

 48 degrees , 5:21
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
April 24th.

Slight Chance of Showers then Chance of Showers

A chance of showers, mainly after midnight. Cloudy.

South wind 11 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

 40 degrees , 6:55
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
March 21st.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy.

Southwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

 47 degrees , 5:22
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
February 4th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.

and

 15 degrees , 4 max wind chill, 6:54
sunrise.
Sunday.
Cold !

Slight Chance of Light Snow

A slight chance of light snow before 1pm. Partly sunny.

North wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

 25 degrees , 4 max wind chill, 5:24
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Cold !

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

 6 degrees , -2 max wind chill, 6:52
sunrise.
Monday.
Cold !

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

 

and

 20 degrees , -2 max wind chill, 5:25
sunset.
Monday Night.
Cold !

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

 

and

 9 degrees , 4 max wind chill, 6:51
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Cold !

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

 

and

 30 degrees , 5 max wind chill, 5:26
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Cold !

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

 

and

 14 degrees , 9 max wind chill, 6:50
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
March 2nd.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

 

and

 40 degrees , 9 max wind chill, 5:28
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
April 6th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

 33 degrees , 6:48
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
April 4th.

Chance of Showers then Showers is likely

Showers likely. Cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

 53 degrees , 5:29
sunset.
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