POESTENKILL — A bridge linking North Greenbush to the hamlet of Poestenkill shut down last week following an inspection by the state Department of Transportation.
Rensselaer County officials closed the two-lane bridge on Snyders Corners Road on Friday after state regulators deemed it necessary, in part, due to years of weathering.
Richard Crist, a spokesman for the county, said the state typically provides a notice to shut down such structures between one and three days after inspection…