Hudson River
The Hudson River is in the State of New York and New Jersey in the United States. It is about 315 miles (507 km) long. The river runs from Lake Tear of the Clouds near Mount Marcy in Essex County in the north part of the state to New York Harbor in New York City at the south part of the state. It is named for Henry Hudson.
The Hudson River is a special kind of river called an estuary. There is some salt in the water from New York City north until Poughkeepsie. It is then fresh water from Poughkeepsie north until Lake Tear of the Clouds. The border for the salt in the water moves when the tide rises and falls. The Hudson is part of the Erie Canal from New York City to Albany. The Hudson River used to have a lot of pollution from industry, but it is becoming cleaner now.
The lower part of this river is the border between New York from New Jersey and is sometimes called the North River.
Bridges that cross the Hudson River
- George Washington Bridge
- Tappan Zee Bridge
- Bear Mountain Bridge
- Hamilton Fish Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
- Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge
- Kingston Rhinecliff Bridge
- Rip van Winkle Bridge
- New York Thruway (Interstate 90-Interstate 87) Bridge
- Interstate 90 Bridge
Hudson River Media
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Discovery of the Hudson River, Albert Bierstadt, 1874
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The New York City section of the Hudson river highlighted in yellow. The mouth of the Hudson at center is located between Jersey City and Manhattan
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The Hudson River flowing out of Henderson Lake in Tahawus
- Bird's-eye view of Hudson River from walkway 5.JPG
The river from Poughkeepsie, looking north.
- 2016 One World Observatory view along Hudson River.jpg
The river between Hudson Waterfront in New Jersey (left) and Manhattan (right)
- Breaking The Ice On The Hudson River With United States Coast Guard Cutter Hawser -y.jpg
The bulk carrier Nord Angel breaking ice on the Hudson
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Thomas Cole, Sunny Morning on the Hudson River, 1827
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Robert Havell Jr., View of the Hudson River from Tarrytown, c. 1866
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The Erie Canal in Amsterdam, New York
- The sloops of the Hudson; an historical sketch of the packet and market sloops of the last century, with a record of their names; together with personal reminiscences of certain of the notable North (14768617432).jpg
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