Suicide Six name change

[ss20]

? I can't tell if this is serious or sarcasm... If serious, in what way? Maybe the surrounding area is more scenic, but the bridge itself was pretty rusty looking the last time I drove over it.

That's the design. One of the spans is steel that rusts and gains strength over time. It's a pretty bridge from afar, I should clarify.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

bear mountain bridge is my preferred aesthetic hudson river crossing. i love the drive on the east side of the bridge heading south. along some gnarly cliffs. huge river views. beautiful. i should head that way soon, been a while. seems like a decent time of year for a hike. a bit hot.

 

[cdskier]

That's the design. One of the spans is steel that rusts and gains strength over time. It's a pretty bridge from afar, I should clarify.

I don't believe it actually "gains strength over time". The intentional rusting of weathering steel simply produces a protective coating that in theory limits further corrosion and eliminates the need for painting (assuming you like the natural rust look...).

I just looked at a bunch of photos of the bridge from a distance and I still don't see it. Guess I just don't like that particular style of bridge.

The new Tap on the other hand I think looks rather sleek from a distance...

 

[JimG.]

? I can't tell if this is serious or sarcasm... If serious, in what way? Maybe the surrounding area is more scenic, but the bridge itself was pretty rusty looking the last time I drove over it.

lol still rusty but there is a lot of work going on there right now. One of the spans is closed for construction.

 

[ss20]

We need a summer poll.... Best Hudson river crossing!!

 

[Smellytele]

Only made one Hudson crossing (well 2 on the same bridge including return trip) this year.

Newburgh-Beacon Bridge​

Not so nice

 

[drjeff]

I've always liked the Patroon Island Bridge that carries I-90 over the Hudson just North of Albany as my favorite Hudson River crossing. Nice view of Albany and the Catskills to the South when heading Westbound

 

[CrazyFingers]

Holland Tunnel. Hands down

 

[crank]

Bear Mtn bridge. We've hiked Anthony's Nose, just above it on the eastern shore more than anywhere.

Hate the GW? Layer on layer of traffic.

The Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie is pretty cool even though I've always ridden my bike over and never walked it.

 

[Edd]

The Walkway Over the Hudson bridge in Poughkeepsie is pretty cool even though I've always ridden my bike over and never walked it.

I’m wildly ignorant about NY in general but walked that bridge on Thanksgiving last year and was really impressed. Had Thanksgiving dinner nearby at Shadows on the Hudson. Felt like there was a thousand people eating there.

 

[Hawk]

Funny, I had no idea that Suicide Six had anything to do with New York.

Actually this forum is do dominated with New YouK people I guess we always gravitate there.

 

[JimG.]

Funny, I had no idea that Suicide Six had anything to do with New York.

Actually this forum is do dominated with New YouK people I guess we always gravitate there.

We're discussing name changes, not NY.

 

[Hawk]

Actually Jim, we were talking about the name change to Suicide six and what the new name would be. Then we got several pages of bridge and tunnel talk in NY. ;-)

 

[cdskier]

I feel threads like this are just reflective of the way conversations go in person. You start talking about one thing and it leads to another...

 

[JimG.]

Actually Jim, we were talking about the name change to Suicide six and what the new name would be.

That's what I said. But the S6 part got lost in the shuffle by page 2. People seem more disturbed by the actual act of changing the name than by what the new name would be. I get that. People don't like changes in general.

 

[JimG.]

I feel threads like this are just reflective of the way conversations go in person. You start talking about one thing and it leads to another...

Pretty much. Not sure how that can be prevented.

 

[jimmywilson69]

there are what like 20 people who engage in conversation here? Let it roll is what I say. otherwise there would be a bunch of threads with less than 20 posts in it.

 

[Hawk]

I don't want the conversation to stop. I'm just interested in the new name. I will just call over to the woodstock Chamber and see if they have any info.

 

[Sotto]

We are proud to be Saskadena Six, The Standing Mountain. Our name has changed, the mountain you love hasn’t.

Learn more: https://www.saskadenasix.com/the-mountain/our-new-name

 

[BodeMiller1]

On a lot of bridges and other things in salt water there is a plate of metal added. The purpose is the metal is designed to rust first.

Other times these plates are to vent heat...

Suicide Six has every thing to do with New York.