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Brackel Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.530000,-75.898889

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Carries CR 166 over Brackel Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Brackel Creek on CR 166
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Cortland County

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Clarks Corners Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.440278,-76.091111

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Carries Clarks Corners Road over North Branch Big Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 34.8 Feet
Span Length: 33.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over North Branch Big Brook on Clarks Corners Road
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Cortland County

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Cold Brook Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.724722,-76.195278

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Carries Cold Brook Road over Cold Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 28.9 Feet
Span Length: 26.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cold Brook on Cold Brook Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Cortland County

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East Branch Tioughnioga River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.645833,-76.117222

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Carries CR 114A over East Branch Tioughnioga
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 90.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over East Branch Tioughnioga on CR114A
History: Built 1913; rehabilitated 1972
Built: 1913

Location: Cortland County

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Glen Haven Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.759722,-76.270000

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Carries Glen Haven Road over Grout Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Grout Brook on Glen Haven Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Cortland County

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High Bridge Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.755556,-75.915000

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Carries High Bridge Road over East Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 55.8 Feet
Span Length: 54.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over East Branch Tioughnioga River on High Bridge Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Cortland County

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Highland Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.450556,-76.055278

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Carries Highland Road over Amanda's Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.8 Feet
Span Length: 30.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Amanda's Brook on Highland Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Cortland County

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Hunts Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.474444,-76.032778

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Carries Mcgraw Marathon R over Hunts Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 57.7 Feet
Span Length: 55.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hunts Creek on Mcgraw Marathon R
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Cortland County

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Hunts Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.464167,-76.032778

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Carries Mc Graw Maratn Road over Hunts Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 58.7 Feet
Span Length: 56.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hunts Creek on Mc Graw Maratn Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935

Location: Cortland County

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Hunts Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.455556,-76.030833

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Carries Mc Graw Maratn Road over Hunts Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 32.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Hunts Creek on Mc Graw Maratn Road in Marathon
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930

Location: Cortland County

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Jennings Creek Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.415833,-76.070833

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Carries Jennings Creek Road over Big Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Big Brook on Jennings Creek Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Cortland County

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Jon's Brook Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 42.648333,-76.125000

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Carries CR 114A over Jon's Brook
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 26.9 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Jon's Brook on CR 114A
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Cortland County

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Landers Corners Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.423333,-75.948333

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Carries Landers Corners Road over Otselic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss with a steel through arch
Total Length: 158.8 Feet
Span Length: 154.9 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Otselic River on Landers Corners Road in Upper Lisle
History: Built 1891; rehabilitated 1985
Built: 1890

Location: Cortland County

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Landers Corners Road Bridge

Photo taken by Doug Kerr in March 2009

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Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in 2017

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Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in 2017

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Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in 2017

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in November 2015

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Merrill Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.455833,-75.987778

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Carries NY 221 over Merrill Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 35.1 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Merrill Creek on NY 221
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1934

Location: Cortland County

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Otselic River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.575278,-75.878333

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Carries NY 26 over Otselic River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 110.9 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Otselic River on NY 26
History: Built 1925; rehabilitated 1973
Built: 1925

Location: Cortland County

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Pine Street Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.635833,-76.176389

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Carries Pine Street over West Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/pony/lenticular
Design Details: Lenticular pony truss
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Pine Street in Homer
History: Built 1881 by Corrugated Metal Co.; rehabilitated 1988; Closed to traffic circa 2000's
Built: 1881

Location: Cortland County

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Pine Street Bridge

Western portal

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail of the endpost. Notice the decorative cap and the pinned connection

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Pine Street Bridge

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Pine Street Bridge

Battens on the upper chord

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Pine Street Bridge

Turnbuckle

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Pine Street Bridge

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail of the truss web

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail of the pinned connection for the upper chord. In a curious change, the upper chord features a bolt head similar to later (post 1885) Berlin Iron Bridge Co. bridges.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Pine Street Bridge

Barrel shot, looking west

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Pine Street Bridge

Eastern portal

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Pine Street Bridge

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Pine Street Bridge

It looks like they removed the builders plates in order to bolt on the caution strip...

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Pine Street Bridge

Additional view of the decorative endpost cap

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Pine Street Bridge

Looking at the modern concrete abudment with NY bridge identification number

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334881

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail of the upper chord

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334882

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail shot of the mid-truss tension rod, which featured this threaded nut intersection with the vertical endpost.

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Pine Street Bridge

Detail of a full vertical post. Note the difference in bolt heads for the upper and lower connection.

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Pine Street Bridge

Barrel shot, looking east

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Smith Brook Bridge

Status: No longer exists

Location: 42.585000,-76.070556

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Carries CR 116 over Smith Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 36.7 Feet
Span Length: 36.7 Feet

Overview: Lost concrete arch bridge over Smith Brook on CR 116
History: Built 1932; replaced 2005
Built: 1932

Location: Cortland County

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Smith Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.581389,-76.060000

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Carries Mc Graw Maratn Road over Smith Brook
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 36.7 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Smith Brook on Mc Graw Maratn Road
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Cortland County

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Port Watson Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.598056,-76.158056

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Carries US 11 over Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 195.9 Feet
Span Length: 190.0 Feet

Overview: Skewed polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on US 11 in Cortland
History: Built 1933; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1933

Location: Cortland County

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Port Watson Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Port Watson Street Bridge

Structural steel provided by Bethlehem Steel

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Port Watson Street Bridge

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Port Watson Street Bridge

Overhead bracing

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Port Watson Street Bridge

Railing

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Port Watson Street Bridge

X lacing on the built up compression member of the Warren truss

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Port Watson Street Bridge

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Cortland, NY 13045, USA

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Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017

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Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017

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Tioughnioga River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.440278,-76.035556

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Carries NY 221 over Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/through/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren through truss
Total Length: 178.8 Feet
Span Length: 174.9 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on NY 221 in Marathon
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1993
Built: 1932

Location: Cortland County

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in November 2015

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Tripoli Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.738889,-75.954167

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Carries Tripoli Road over East Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 58.7 Feet
Span Length: 54.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over East Branch Tioughnioga River on Tripoli Road
History: Built 1940
Built: 1940

Location: Cortland County

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Virgil Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.501111,-76.213333

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Carries NY 392 over Virgil Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 32.8 Feet
Span Length: 31.8 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Virgil Creek on NY 392
History: Built 1950
Built: 1950

Location: Cortland County

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Wall Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.636944,-76.176389

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Carries Wall Street over West Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/pony/lenticular
Design Details: Lenticular pony truss
Total Length: 58.7 Feet
Span Length: 57.7 Feet

Overview: Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Wall Street in Homer
History: Built 1881 by Corrugated Metal Company; rehabilitated 1988
Built: 1881

Location: Cortland County

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334817

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Wall Street Bridge

Detail of the underside of the upper chord. Note that simple Battens are used instead of the V lacing which became standard on later bridges

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Wall Street Bridge

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Wall Street Bridge

Eastern portal

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Wall Street Bridge

Remnants of the builders plate. Note that the date of 1878 is the patent date for the Lenticular truss and is not the construction date

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Wall Street Bridge

Detail of the endpost. The decorative endpost cap is representative of the Corrugated Metal Co. era.

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Wall Street Bridge

Detail of the upper chord connection to a vertical.

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Wall street Bridge

Detail of the lower chord connection to a vertical.

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Wall street Bridge

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Wall street Bridge

Missing builders plate

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334889

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Wall street Bridge

Looking ahead at one of the trusses. Note some slight bowing on the upper chord.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Wall Street Bridge

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Willet Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.468889,-75.911667

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Carries NY 26 over Willet Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 29.9 Feet

Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Willet Creek on NY 26
History: Built 1935; rehabilitated 1959
Built: 1935

Location: Cortland County

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Water Street Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 42.638378,-76.176393

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Carries Water Street (Pedestrian Walkway) over West Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/pony/lenticular
Design Details: 2 span Lenticular pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pin-connected Lenticular pony truss bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Water Street (Pedestrian Walkway)
History: Built 1881 by Corrugated Metal Company
Built: 1881

Location: Cortland County

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334866

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Water Street Bridge

Overview

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Water Street Bridge

Detail of the abutment. Note the non-original floor plate for the endpost

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Water Street Bridge

Looking towards the centrail pier. Note the reconstructed/modifed floorbeams and hangers. While the original hangers are retained, a system has been bolted onto the vertical and is fixed to the floorbeam. The windbracing appears to be original (with rivets still intact), so it appears that the replaced floorbeams were designed to accommodate them...a welcome touch!

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Water Street Bridge

Abutment, eastern side

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Water Street Bridge

A replaced tension member between floorbeams, with a more modern turnbuckle

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Water Street Bridge

Additional detail of the floorbeam/hanger/vertical system. Note the reconstructed/modifed floorbeams and hangers. While the original hangers are retained, a system has been bolted onto the vertical and is fixed to the floorbeam. The windbracing appears to be original (with rivets still intact), so it appears that the replaced floorbeams were designed to accommodate them...a welcome touch!

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Water street Bridge

Looking towards the pier. Note the modern flat bottomed floorbeams

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Additional detail of the modified flooring system. Note the reconstructed/modifed floorbeams and hangers. While the original hangers are retained, a system has been bolted onto the vertical and is fixed to the floorbeam. The windbracing appears to be original (with rivets still intact), so it appears that the replaced floorbeams were designed to accommodate them...a welcome touch!

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Water street Bridge

Detail of the decorative endpost

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Water street Bridge

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Water street Bridge

Detail of upper chord pinned connection

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Water street Bridge

Barrel shot, looking west

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Water street Bridge

An interesting deviation for the other two spans for the same era in this town...this one had two horizontal tension member's across the truss web as opposed to the more standard one. Both are clearly original to the structure

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Water street Bridge

Detail of the midspan intersection of the two ponies

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Water street Bridge

A bolted head fore the upper tension member that crossed the truss web

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Water street Bridge

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Water street Bridge

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Water street Bridge

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Water street Bridge

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Water Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Town Line Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.565000,-75.883333

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Carries Townline Road over Otselic River
Design: truss/through/lenticular
Design Details: Pin connected Lenticular through truss with a riveted warren pony truss approach span
Total Length: 125.0 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Pin-connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Otselic River on Townline Road
History: Built 1888 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Pony truss added to east side by Groton Bridge Co 1903; closed 1990's
Built: 1888

Location: Cortland County

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Town Line Bridge

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Town Line Bridge

The Northwest endpost, supported by two steel I beams welded together...

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Town Line Bridge

Detail of the welded together endpost support, complete with holes cut for the wire gaurdrail

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Town Line Bridge

Gaurdrail mounting on the first panel

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Town Line Bridge

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Town Line Bridge

Endpost

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Town Line Bridge

The only remaining cast iron finial, on the south eastern endpost

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Town Line Bridge

remnant of the cast iron finial, northeast endpost

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Town Line Bridge

looking east across the warren pony truss

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Town Line Bridge

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Town Line Bridge

Vertical member, note the riveting work. This bridge represents the transitional time for Groton Bridge Co., as this as when they first began moving away from pinned connections.

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Town Line Bridge

Looking west across the pony truss

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Town Line Bridge

A slightly bent vertical memeber

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Town Line Bridge

Notice that the channel is clear...no V or X lacing.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Town Line Bridge

Looking east across the pony truss

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Town Line Bridge

V lacing on the endpost.

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Town Line Bridge

Detail of a lower chord connection point

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Town Line Bridge

Overhead bracing

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Town Line Bridge

Detail of the bracing connection point

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Town Line Bridge

Detail of the gaurdrail connection on a vertical memeber

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Town Line Bridge

Bridge reflection

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Town Line Bridge

Looking at the bowing of the lower chord, southwest quadrant. The lower chord is being subjected to compression forces that it wasn't designed to accommodate, warping them out of place.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Town Line Bridge

Additional detail of the bowing of the lower chord, southwest quadrant.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Town Line Bridge

Even the strut bracing, designed for compression forces, is being bent by the load its being subjected to

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Town Line Bridge

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Town Line Bridge

Pinned connection on the endpost for the lower chord

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Town Line Bridge

looking east across the truss

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Town Line Bridge

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Town Line Bridge

The weak abutment

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Town Line Bridge

Looking at the eastern abutment/pier

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Town Line Bridge

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Town Line Bridge

View from the riverbed

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Town Line Bridge

Detail of the underside.

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Keeney Settlement Bridge

Status: Preserved in public park

Location: 42.709029,-76.151243

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Carries Pedestrian Trail over Unnamed Stream
Design: truss/pony/howe
Design Details: Howe pony truss using new railroad iron per 1890 and 1894 patents of Daniel F. Lane
Total Length: 36.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Howe pony truss bridge over Unnamed Stream on Pedestrian Trail
History: Re-located from Keeney Settlement Cross Road in Cuyler, NY
Built: c. 1900

Location: Cortland County

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NY 12M 1

Little York Park before installation.

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 2

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 3

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 4

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 5

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 6

Photo taken by Chester Gehman August 1989

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NY 12M 7

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

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NY 12M 8

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

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NY 12M 9

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

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NY 12M 10

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

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NY 12M 11

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

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Tioughnioga River Bridge (old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.440260,-76.035529

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Carries East Main Street over Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on East Main Street
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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350823

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1910 Postmark

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435879

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Circa 1909

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Gee Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.528293,-75.934034

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Carries Lieb Road over Gee Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 48.9 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Gee Brook on Lieb Road in Cincinnatus
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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429844

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Photo taken by Andrew in April 2018

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Photo taken by Andrew in April 2018

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Cortland County Traction - Tioughnioga River Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.602601,-76.159383

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Carries Cortland County Traction Co. over Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on Cortland County Traction Co.
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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Cortland Traction Circa 1910

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Telephone Road- Otselic River Bridge (Replacement)

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.541814,-75.899486

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Carries TELEPHONE RD EXT. over OTSELIC RIVER
Design: beam/stringer
Design Details:
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 74.8 Feet

Overview: Stringer bridge over OTSELIC RIVER on TELEPHONE RD EXT.
History:
Built: 1953

Location: Cortland County

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Road - West Branch Tioughnioga River

Status:

Location: 42.624785,-76.182674

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Carries Unknown Road over West Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River in Homer
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.648946,-76.176595

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Carries N Main Streer over Tioughnioga River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Tioughnioga River on N Main Streer
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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Main Street Bridge

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Bennet Street Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.594123,-76.102410

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Carries Bennet Street over Trout Brook
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Bridge over Trout Brook on Bennet Street in McGraw
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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480508

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1920

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Clinton Avenue Stone Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.607377,-76.166973

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Carries Clinton Avenue over West Branch Tioughnioga River
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over West Branch Tioughnioga River on Clinton Avenue
History: Built 1852
Built: 1852

Location: Cortland County

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495411

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Clinton Avenue Stone Bridge

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Clinton Avenue Stone Bridge

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US 11 Viaduct

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.616921,-76.184621

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Carries US 11 over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR
Design: truss/pony/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Lattice pony truss bridge over Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR on US 11
History: Built 1907
Built: 1907

Location: Cortland County

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US 1 Viaduct

1907 view

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Port Watson Street Bridge (Old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.598380,-76.158533

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Carries Port Watson Street over Tioughnioga River
Design: truss/through/whipple
Design Details: Whipple through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Whipple through truss bridge over Tioughnioga River on Port Watson Street
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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Port Watson Street Bridge (Old)

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Otselic River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 42.468827,-75.920664

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Carries road over Otselic River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 7-panel, pinned Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Otselic River on road
History:
Built:

Location: Cortland County

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Otselic River Bridge

looking north

Photo from old postcard


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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