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Beals Road Bridge
Bridge E-207
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 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.

Medina Culvert
Culvert Road Tunnel
HSR

Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.5 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.

Horan Road Bridge
Bridge E-209
HSR

Rough Distance: 1.7 Miles (2.8 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.

Glenwood Avenue Bridge
Bridge E-210
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.1 Miles (3.3 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.

Prospect Avenue Bridge
Bridge E-211
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.3 Miles (3.7 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.

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Dresser Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.4 Miles (3.9 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.

Millville Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.5 Miles (4 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.

Knowlesville Bridge
Bridge E-206
HSR

Rough Distance: 2.9 Miles (4.6 Kilometers)

Knowlesville Road Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Knowlesville: 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: 145 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 18.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Thomas Crimmins Contracting Company of New York, New York

One of the longer spanning examples among the unique collection of Erie Canal lift bridges.

Ridge Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 3 Miles (4.9 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.

Marshall Road Bridge
Bridge E-212
HSR

Rough Distance: 4.1 Miles (6.6 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.

Presbyterian Road Bridge
Bridge E-205
HSR

Rough Distance: 5 Miles (8 Kilometers)

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

Built 1909 By: Unknown

This classic Erie Canal through truss retains good historic integrity.

Eagle Harbor Bridge
Bridge E-203
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.5 Miles (10.4 Kilometers)

Eagle Harbor Waterport Road (CR-21) Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Eagle Harbor: 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: 145 ft. Main Span: 123 ft. Roadway: 18.4 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1910 By: Thomas Crimmins Contracting Company of New York, New York

This longer spanning lift bridge is in a slightly less populated area than many of the Erie Canal lift bridges.

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Sour Springs Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 6.8 Miles (10.9 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.

Middleport Bridge
Bridge E-216
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.6 Miles (12.3 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.

Gaines Basin Road Bridge
Bridge E-202
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.4 Kilometers)

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

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Concrete Slab, Fixed

Length: 199 ft. Main Span: 150 ft. Roadway: 15 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1912 By: Lackawanna Bridge Company of Buffalo, New York

This bridge is stands out among similar canal bridges for its skew.

Carmen Road Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.9 Miles (14.4 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: 9 Miles (14.4 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.

Lattins Farm Drive Bridge
Bridge E-201
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.4 Kilometers)

Lattins Farm Drive Over Erie Canal (New York State Barge Canal) in Rural: Orleans County, New York, United States

Metal 10 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Pony Truss, Fixed

Length: 219 ft. Main Span: 94 ft. Roadway: 10.8 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1911 By: Unknown

This bridge stands out among the vast collection of Erie Canal historic bridges as unlike most of the other bridges.

Johnson's Creek Private Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.2 Miles (14.9 Kilometers)

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

Metal Threaded Rod-Nut Connected Bowstring Pony Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio

This rare cast and wrought iron King bowstring truss bridge is long abandoned and extremely overgrown on private property.

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Peet Street Bridge
Bridge E-218
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.4 Miles (15.1 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.

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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