Walkway Over the Hudson

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former railroad bridge linear park pedestrian bridge rail trail tourist attraction

Walkway Over the Hudson is a former railroad bridge transformed into one of the world’s longest elevated pedestrian parks, offering expansive views over the Hudson River in New York.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Walkway Over the Hudson canonical	12
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park	7
Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park access network	1
Walkway Over the Hudson pedestrian bridge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T43052 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walkway Over the Hudson
Context triple: [Hudson Valley, containsHistoricSite, Walkway Over the Hudson]

A. Henry Hudson Bridge
The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City that carries traffic over the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx.
B. Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
C. Bear Mountain Bridge
Bear Mountain Bridge is a steel suspension bridge in New York that carries U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 202 across the Hudson River near Bear Mountain State Park.
D. Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
E. Tappan Zee Bridge
The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Walkway Over the Hudson
Target entity description: Walkway Over the Hudson is a former railroad bridge transformed into one of the world’s longest elevated pedestrian parks, offering expansive views over the Hudson River in New York.

A. Henry Hudson Bridge
The Henry Hudson Bridge is a steel arch toll bridge in New York City that carries traffic over the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx.
B. Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is a historic 19th-century suspension bridge spanning the East River, renowned as an iconic symbol of New York City and a major connection between Manhattan and Brooklyn.
C. Bear Mountain Bridge
Bear Mountain Bridge is a steel suspension bridge in New York that carries U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 202 across the Hudson River near Bear Mountain State Park.
D. Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens and is a key artery for vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
E. Tappan Zee Bridge
The Tappan Zee Bridge was a major highway span in New York that carried traffic across the Hudson River between Westchester and Rockland counties, north of New York City.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former railroad bridge ⓘ linear park ⓘ pedestrian bridge ⓘ rail trail ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Poughkeepsie-Highland Railroad Bridge ⓘ linked to: Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
cityServed	Poughkeepsie ⓘ linked to: Poughkeepsie, New York
conversionPurpose	public park ⓘ
convertedFrom	railroad bridge ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
crosses	Hudson River ⓘ
design	steel cantilever bridge ⓘ
feature	elevated pedestrian park ⓘ interpretive signage ⓘ scenic overlooks ⓘ viewpoints over the Hudson River ⓘ
hasAccessPoint	Highland trailhead ⓘ Poughkeepsie waterfront ⓘ linked to: Poughkeepsie, New York
hasSurface	paved deck ⓘ
heritageStatus	state historic park ⓘ
length	about 1.28 miles ⓘ about 2.06 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn	Highland, New York ⓘ Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ
maintainedBy	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ⓘ Walkway Over the Hudson nonprofit organization ⓘ
material	steel ⓘ
nearestMajorCity	New York City ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the world’s longest elevated pedestrian bridges ⓘ panoramic views of the Hudson River ⓘ
openedAsPedestrianBridge	2009 ⓘ
openedAsStateHistoricPark	October 2009 ⓘ
openedToRailTraffic	1889 ⓘ
originalName	Poughkeepsie Bridge ⓘ linked to: Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge
owner	New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation ⓘ
partOf	Empire State Trail ⓘ Hudson Valley Rail Trail network ⓘ Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park ⓘ linked to: Walkway Over the Hudson
railServiceEnded	1974 ⓘ
region	Hudson Valley ⓘ
safetyFeature	fencing ⓘ guard rails ⓘ
spansBetween	City of Poughkeepsie ⓘ linked to: Poughkeepsie, New York Town of Lloyd ⓘ
state	New York ⓘ
usage	bicycle traffic ⓘ pedestrian traffic ⓘ recreational trail ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hudson Valley → containsHistoricSite → Walkway Over the Hudson ⓘ

Poughkeepsie, New York → hasBridgeAccess → Walkway Over the Hudson ⓘ

Poughkeepsie, New York → hasConvertedRailTrail → Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park ⓘ