Here’s the latest available on the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge:
- The most recent reported update is that New York Governor Hochul announced the completion of a $6.2 million preventive maintenance painting project on the bridge, funded in part by federal infrastructure funding. This project completed in December 2025 and is described as the first major maintenance effort since the bridge’s 2007 opening.[1][2]
- Earlier updates in 2024–2025 noted ongoing maintenance initiatives, including a $5.3 million painting project that began in May 2024 and aimed to repaint the bridge to protect its steel structure, with funding secured under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The 2024 announcement framed it as the first major preventive maintenance since the bridge opened.[4][5]
- The bridge spans the Genesee River in downtown Rochester and carries I-490; it is a notable landmark for the city and a symbol of Rochester’s skyline. It was rebuilt and officially reopened in 2007, originally named the Troup–Howell Bridge before being renamed to honor Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony.[6][7]
Notes:
- If you’re looking for real-time traffic advisories or safety advisories, those would come from the New York State Department of Transportation or Monroe County updates. I can pull those specifically if you’d like.[1]
- The bridge’s maintenance history reflects periodic repainting and structural protection projects funded through federal infrastructure programs, with several phased projects completed or underway between 2024 and 2025.[4][1]
Would you like me to pull current traffic conditions, or a brief map of the bridge’s maintenance timeline with exact dates and funding details?[1][4]
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This entry is part of a public history project developed by the RIT Museum Studies program in celebration of the bicentennial of Frederick Douglass’s birth (February 1818). Opened June 18th, 2007, the bridge has become an important part of the Rochester skyline. Originally named the Troup-Howell Bridge, it was renamed the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge on June 13th, 2007, in honor of Rochester's two most influential rights activists. The bridge is colloquially known as the...
theclio.comFrederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge is a through arch bridge, motorway bridge / freeway bridge, steel bridge and two-hinged arch bridge that was built from 2004 until 2007. The project is located in Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA, .
structurae.netGovernor Hochul announced the completion of a $6.2 million preventative maintenance painting project on the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge, which carries Interstate 490 over the Genesee River in the City of Rochester, Monroe County.
www.governor.ny.govThe $6.2 million project to paint Rochester's Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge is now complete, according to Governor Kathy Hochul, on Friday.
www.whec.comGovernor Hochul announced that work is beginning on a $5.3 million preventative maintenance painting project on the iconic Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge with support from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which carries Interstate 490 over the Genesee River in the City of Rochester, Monroe County.
www.governor.ny.govThe Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge (informally called the Freddie-Sue Bridge and known as the Troup–Howell Bridge until July 13, 2007) is a triple steel arch bridge carrying Interstate 490 (I-490) over the Genesee River and New York State Route 383 (NY 383, named Exchange Boulevard) in downtown Rochester, New York. The bridge, officially completed on June 18, 2007, replaced a 50-year-old multi-girder bridge situated in the same location. The bridge is 364 metres (1,194 ft
americanbridge.fandom.comRochester, N.Y. A preventative maintenance project began Monday on the Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge downtown.The $5.3 million projectGOVE
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