Bodine's Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Bodine's Bridge


caption=Bridge seen from western bank, looking downstream
official_name=
carries=Two lanes of NY 211
crosses=Wallkill River
locale=Town of Montgomery, NY
maint=New York State Department of Transportation
id=000000001040980
design=Through truss
mainspan=
length=340 feet (103 m)National Bridge Inventory, Record #000000001040980, accessed at nationalbridges.com July 10, 2007.]
width=24 feet (7.3 m)
height=
load=30 tons (27.2 tonnes)
clearance=
below=
traffic=6,035
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complete=
open=1933
closed=
toll=
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map_text=Bodine's Bridge and vicinity
map_width=275px
coordinates=coor dms|41|30|09|N|74|15|50|W
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Bodine's Bridge carries NY 211 across the Wallkill River, a mile (1.6 km) south (west by the highway's signed direction) of the village of Montgomery, New York, USA, near Orange County Airport. At 340 feet (103 m) in length, the steel through truss is the longest bridge along Route 211.

The current bridge was built in 1933, and reconstructed in 1970. It took its name from its predecessors, which in turn were named after nearby, still-standing Bodine's Tavern, a popular rest stop on the early 19th century Minisink to Montgomery Turnpike, which later became Route 211. The house was built near a popular ford along the river, which the bridges were built over.

Due to the bridge's location in the river's flood plain, it is often closed after heavy rains when its approaches, particularly to the south, are overrun by rising waters. This happened most recently during the April 2007 Nor'easter.cite press release | title = Flood Watch Downgraded to Flood Warning and List of Road Closures| publisher =Orange County | date = | url = 2007-04-16| format = | language =English | accessdate =2007-07-10 | quote ='Route 211 and E Kaisertown', 'Canning Road and Route 416'. These two sections are the nearest intersections to the bridge on either side.]

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structure = Bridges
place = Wallkill River
bridge = Bodine's Bridge
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upstream = Interstate 84
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downstream = Ward's Bridge
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