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sutisuc t1_iyapf7n wrote

Reply to comment by njmids in Is there really no way to walk from JC to Manhattan? by XIFOD1M

Which cargo ships pass through the Hudson across from jersey city?

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objectimpermanence t1_iyctzh2 wrote

A lot of large cargo ships and cruise ships use the Hudson. Enough that it would be impractical to build a bridge here that isn’t 200 ft tall.

Source: I can see the river from my window.

Also, the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers in Pittsburgh are much narrower than the Hudson is here.

A fairer comparison is probably the Mississippi River in New Orleans, where the river is really wide. There are only two bridges that cross the river there and because they have to be tall enough to accommodate large ships, they are massive bridges with long approach ramps that no sensible person would want to commute on by foot.

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njmids t1_iyaq6hi wrote

True. Cruise ships do though.

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sutisuc t1_iyasiaf wrote

LOL Pittsburgh gets those too. It’s okay. They do something better than us. We can admit that.

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