wˌaɪl nˌɑːt æz wˈaɪd æz hˈævɚstɹˌɔː bˈeɪ tə ðə sˈaʊθ, ðə bˈeɪ mˌeɪks ðə ɹˈɪvɚ wˈaɪd ɪnˈʌf ðˌɐɾɪt wʌzðə lˈæst sˈɛkʃən ʌvðə hˈʌdsən təbi bɹˈɪdʒd.
While not as wide as Haverstraw Bay to the south, the bay makes the river wide enough that it was the last section of the Hudson to be bridged.