the signs above it, while a green arrow illuminates when the lane is used for travel during peak times. The newer eastbound span was built with three travel lanes, a right shoulder, a left shoulder and a pedestrian sidewalk separated from the roadway by a concrete barrier. Because the eastbound span was built with shoulders, there is no need to reduce the travel lanes to two during off-peak times. Connections The span provides connections to the New York State Thruway (I-87) and U.S. Route 9W (US 9W) in Newburgh and US 9 in Fishkill. The bridges includes a cantilever span, with a main span of and side spans of . The total length of all spans and approaches is for the north span and for the south span. Usage The bridges, owned by the New York State Bridge Authority, carry six lanes of traffic and approximately 65,000 vehicles per day. Tolls Eastbound passenger vehicles are currently (as of December 10th, 2022) charged a cash toll of $2.00 to cross the span, or $1.45 for E-ZPass. The toll plaza is located on the eastern (Beacon) shore. Originally, tolls were collected in both directions. In August 1970, the toll was abolished for westbound drivers, and at the same time, eastbound drivers saw their tolls doubled. The tolls of eleven other New York–New Jersey and Hudson River crossings along a stretch, from the Outerbridge Crossing in the south to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the north, were also changed to eastbound-only at that time. In 2019, the bridge authority announced that tolls on its five Hudson River crossings would increase each year beginning in 2020 and ending in 2023. As of May 1, 2021, the current toll for passenger cars traveling eastbound on the Mid-Hudson Bridge was $1.75 in cash, $1.45 for E-ZPass users. In May 2022, tolls will rise to $1.55 for E-ZPass users and $2 for cash payers. In 2023, the E-ZPass toll will increase to $1.65, and the cash toll will rise to $2.15. At midnight on July 7, 2021, the bridge was converted to all-electronic tolling on the eastbound span. See also List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River References External links NYSBA - Newburgh-Beacon Bridge NYCroads.com - Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Bridges over the Hudson River Bridges in Orange County, New York New York State Bridge Authority Bridges completed in 1980 Bridges completed in 1963 Tolled sections of