Tag: Carmine Liberta Bridge
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Undiscovered New Paltz: The Carmine Liberta Bridge, History Preserved in Panorama
Past the shops and eateries of New Paltz, Main Street winds down to a small truss bridge that carries Route 299 over the Wallkill River. The structure serves as a scenic connection between the lively town and the golden fields that roll toward the Shawangunk Ridge. The overpass, originally constructed as a covered bridge in 1845,…