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Middleport Bridge
Bridge E-216
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

NY-271 (Main Street) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Middleport: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 142 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: McMyler-Interstate Company of Cleveland, Ohio and W.S. Cooper Company of Cleveland, Ohio and Lupfer and Remick of Buffalo, New York

This lift bridge serves as a historic and functional centerpiece for Middleport.

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Peet Street Bridge
Bridge E-218
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.8 Miles (2.9 Kilometers)

Peet Street Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Rural: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 192 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

One of a number of surviving Erie Canal bridges, this example has been abandoned.

Marshall Road Bridge
Bridge E-212
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.5 Miles (5.6 Kilometers)

Marshall Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) and Canalway Trail in Medina: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 191 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: J.B. and J.M. Cornell Company of Cold Spring, New York and Empire Engineering of New York, New York

This is a traditional example of a fixed through truss on the Erie Canal.

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Wruck Road Bridge
Bridge E-219
HSR

Rough Distance: 3.7 Miles (5.9 Kilometers)

Wruck Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Rural: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 191 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Unknown

This bridge has been closed and it retains original, deteriorated, approach spans.

Reynales Basin Bridge
Slayton Settlement Road Bridge, Bridge E-220
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.3 Miles (7 Kilometers)

Slayton Settlement Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Reynales Basin: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 192 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1911 By: Unknown

A traditional example of an Erie Canal fixed through truss bridge.

Carmen Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.6 Kilometers)

Carmen Road Over Johnson's Creek in Rural: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 65 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This is a traditional example of a highway through plate girder.

Carmen Road Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.7 Miles (7.6 Kilometers)

Abandoned Private Drive Over Johnson's Creek Tributary in Rural: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 3 Panel Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

Abandoned and somewhat damaged, this bridge is an exceedingly rare example of a ca 1870s bowstring formed from bent i-beam top chord, one of several such bridges in the state.

Prospect Avenue Bridge
Bridge E-211
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.3 Miles (8.6 Kilometers)

Prospect Avenue / Gravel Road (NY-63) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Medina: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 23.6 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1915 By: McMyler-Interstate Company of Cleveland, Ohio and W.S. Cooper Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This bridge has a shorter clear span than many of the Erie Canal lift bridges.

Glenwood Avenue Bridge
Bridge E-210
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.6 Miles (8.9 Kilometers)

Glenwood Avenue Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Medina: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 180 ft. Main Span: 178 ft. Roadway: 16.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Unknown

This is one of two unusual Erie Canal bridges in Medina that used pin-connections and Baltimore trusses instead of riveted connections.

Horan Road Bridge
Bridge E-209
HSR

Rough Distance: 5.9 Miles (9.6 Kilometers)

Horan Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Medina: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 12 Panel Pin-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 229 ft. Main Span: 227 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1914 By: Unknown

This is one of two unusual Erie Canal bridges in Medina that used pin-connections and Baltimore trusses instead of riveted connections.

Gasport Bridge
Bridge E-222
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.2 Miles (10 Kilometers)

Hartland Road (CR-108) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Gasport: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal Rivet-Connected Warren (No Verticals) Pony Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 136 ft. Main Span: 114 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1913 By: Skene and Richmond of Louisa, Kentucky

A traditional example of an Erie Canal lift bridge.

Beals Road Bridge
Bridge E-207
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 Kilometers)

Beals Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 193 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 14.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1909 By: Unknown

This is a traditional example of a fixed through truss on the Erie Canal.

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Foot Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.2 Kilometers)

Foot Road Over Tonawanda Creek in Rural: Erie County, New York and Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 124 ft. Main Span: 120 ft. Roadway: 20 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1940 By: Unknown

This classic pony truss with historic value was demolished and replaced with a modern truss without the charm and history of this bridge.

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Sour Springs Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Sour Springs Road Over Oak Orchard Creek in Rural: Genesee County, New York, United States

Metal 5 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 66 ft. Main Span: 59 ft. Roadway: 14.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1885 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York

Someone crashed into this bridge, destroying what was an excellent pony truss and work of the Groton Bridge Company.

Medina Culvert
Culvert Road Tunnel
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.6 Miles (13.8 Kilometers)

Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) Over Culvert Road in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1823 By: Unknown

This ancient and unusual stone arch structure is like a tunnel, or perhaps a short aqueduct, carrying the Erie Canal over a roadway.

Millville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 Kilometers)

Abandoned Private Drive Over Fish Creek Tributary in Millville: Orleans County, New York, United States

Stone Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Unknown

This tiny stone arch bridge is abandoned in a tiny old ghost town of sorts, and the history and original use of this bridge is unknown.

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Dresser Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.2 Kilometers)

Dresser Road Over Fish Creek in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 2 Panel Pin-Connected Pratt Half-Hip Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York

This tiny pony truss had its trusses turned into non-structural decorations, and is an illustration of the risks associated with doing this.

Canal Road Bridge
Millard's Highway Bridge, Bridge E-224
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Canal Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Rural: Niagara County, New York, United States

Metal 8 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 192 ft. Main Span: 148 ft. Roadway: 14 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Empire Engineering of New York, New York

A rehabilitated one-lane through truss bridge adds to the rich heritage of the Erie Canal.

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Swift Mills Road Bridge
Swift's Mills Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Swift Mills Road Over Murder Creek in Rural: Erie County, New York, United States

Metal Through Girder, Fixed

Length: 75 ft. Main Span: 73 ft. Roadway: 24 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1931 By: R. S. McMannus Steel Construction Company of Buffalo, New York

This traditional plate girder bridge was built by a little-known builder.

Ridge Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 Kilometers)

Ridge Road (NY-104) Over Oak Orchard Creek in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 168 ft. Main Span: 54 ft. Roadway: 36 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1954 By: Unknown and New York State Department of Public Works

This representative example of a steel stringer bridge is unaltered, intact, and largely original example of a New York State standard for many years.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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