Bikes, pedestrians can cross Beacon bridge anytime

The pedestrian and bicycling pathway on the Newburgh-Beacon bridge is now open at all times, the New York State Bridge Authority announced on Nov. 17.

Hours had been limited to dawn to dusk and remain so on the other bridges overseen by the authority. The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge has lighting and on-site and remote security, it said.

Behind The Story

Type: News

News: Based on facts, either observed and verified directly by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources.

Articles attributed to "staff" are written by the editor or a senior editor. This is typically because they are brief items based on a single source, such as a press release, or there are multiple contributors, such as a collection of photos.