A lot of local bridges have been featured in film and TV productions in the region over the past 20 years. None have been used as much as the Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge, better known as The Wurts Bridge.
• In 2019, the Wurts Bridge was used for THE UNDOING.
• In 2018, the Wurts Bridge was used for SKIN.
• In 2016, the Wurts Bridge was featured for GROWING UP SMITH.
• In 2015, the Wurts Bridge was featured for SUPER DARK TIMES.
• In 2012, the Wurts bridge was used for THE SISTERHOOD OF NIGHT.
According to Wikipedia, the Kingston–Port Ewen Suspension Bridge, sometimes known as the "Rondout Creek bridge", "Old Bridge" or "Wurts Street Bridge," is a steel suspension bridge spanning Rondout Creek, near where it empties into the Hudson River. It connects the City of Kingston to the north, with the village of Port Ewen to the south. Completed in 1921, it was the final link in New York's first north-south highway on the West Shore of the Hudson, and is considered an important engineering accomplishment associated with the development of early motoring.
The Wallkill Rail Trail Bridge has also appeared in several big productions including A QUIET PLACE (1&2) and the HBO seriesI KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE.
A few other bridges that have appeared in specific film and TV productions, include:
• Breakneck Tunnel (Pumpkinhole)
• Esopus Bridge (Audrey, Fighting Fish)
• Mid-Hudson Bridge. (IKTMIT)
• Moodna Viaduct (Michael Clayton, The Half of It)
• Rosendale Trestle (Super Dark Times)
• Rip Van Winkle Bridge (Z: The Beginning of Everything)
• Walkway Over the Hudson State Historic Park (High Maintenance, IKTMIT)
• Wilbur Bridge (The Plot Against America, Doomsdays)
*Did we forget anything. If so, let us know.
Three fun facts:
1) When the production manager of A QUIET PLACE asked the film commission to convince the county to delay renovations so they could use of the bridge as it was, Ulster County Exec Mike Hein and Suzanne Holt said no in about two seconds flat. We suggested they have the production designer make it work. It worked out!
2) For I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE, a robotic monkey (inside a bag) was thrown off the bridge.
3) What similarity is there between the bridge scene in THE UNDOING and A QUIET PLACE? Answer: Both fathers (played by Hugh Grant and John Krasinsky) are accompanied by their son, who is portrayed by the same actor, Noah Jupe.
Links for all the above mentioned film and TV productions are available online at www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/streamfest
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