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The New York City skyline has dramatically trans-
formed in the past decade. For years, the skyline
was defined by the Empire State Building and the
Chrysler Building, both of which were built in the
1930s and stand over 1,000 feet tall
The Bear Mountain Bridge was designed with aes-
thetics in mind to help preserve the scenic beauty There are 35 mountains in the Catskills that
of the Hudson River Highlands.At the time of its reach over 3,500 hundred feet and 63 more
completion in 1924, the Bear Mountain Bridge was are over 3,000 feet. They are know as the
the longest suspension bridge in the world with a Catskills High Peaks
center span of 1,632 feet
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