Bear Mountain Bridge
Here’s an odd composition made with a view camera while standing on the Bear Mountain Bridge, which spans the Hudson River. This locale is north of Manhattan by about forty-five miles; the bridge was built in 1924 and was the longest suspension bridge for a year and a half.
The Manitou Marsh can be seen toward the lower left along with the tracks of Metro North, former New York Central. The prominent peak just above the marsh is Sugarloaf Hill, which I had the pleasure of climbing several times. Anthony’s Nose is ninety degrees to the right, and Bear Mountain itself about a hundred and twenty degrees to the left.
One image by Richard Koenig; taken 1989.











