Twin Arch Road Washingtonville, New York
I am finding more and more that riding my motorcycle is an education in history and in life. I snapped the following photograph along Twin Arch Rd in Washingtonville, New York. The railroad bridge spans part of Otter Kill and the roadway with a twin arch (go figure!). While poking around on the internet for information on the small waterway, I discovered that Otter Kill is a tributary of Moodna Creek which draws its water from the Hudson River.
Like these spidering waterways, the information on the web too leads you in many directions. In the natural flow of my searching, I found that spanning the Moodna Creek is the Moodna Viaduct railroad trestle. In my years of turning wheels around Orange County, I don’t recall ever seeing it. Thanks to making the right on Twin Arch Rd., it is now firmly planted on my to-see list.
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. -Lao Tzu
Would you believe me if I told you that I knew exactly where that Twin Arch bridge/tunnel is? I’ve ridden through it a bunch of times!
Sure, I would 🙂
Lotsa nice little roads in the area, aren’t there?
Moodna Creek flows INTO the Hudson River . Living in Florida now but drove under this interesting location for many years. Washingtonville is a very very special community.
It’s an interesting bridge for sure, but the main thing that interests me about the bridge is the little memorial on top of the bridge that you can see if you’re heading towards Rock Tavern. It’s easily visible, has a cross with a bike helmet on top of it. Makes you wonder who the memorial is for…