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Lhommedieu Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.355000,-76.836667

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Carries N. Lhommedieu Street over Johns Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 78.7 Feet
Span Length: 14.8 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Johns Creek on N. Lhommedieu Street in Montour Falls
History: Built 1936; rehabilitated 1978
Built: 1936

Location: Schuyler County

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.344167,-76.851667

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Carries Cronk Street over Shequaga Falls
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 119.8 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Steel arch bridge over Shequaga Falls on Cronk Street in Montour Falls
History: Built 1949; rehabilitated 1991
Built: 1949

Location: Schuyler County

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286050

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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

338790

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Montour Falls,

Photo taken by Panoramio user JBTHEMILKER

338791

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Montour Falls, NY, USA

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426075

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in April 2018

426076

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

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426077

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

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426078

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

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426079

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Chequaga Falls Bridge

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Cornett's Stone Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.363618,-76.914403

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Carries Old Watkins Glen Grand Prix Track (White Hollow Road) over Glen Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 122.1 Feet
Span Length: 61.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Glen Creek on Old Watkins Glen Grand Prix Track (White Hollow Road)
History: Built 1932
Built: 1932

Location: Schuyler County

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273620

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Photo taken by Wikipedia user Dmadeo

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Watkins Glen Footbridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 42.374360,-76.876468

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Carries Pedestrian trail over Watkins Glen Gorge
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Cast and wrought iron bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 89.9 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on a pedestrian trail at Watkins Glen State Park
History: Built ca. 1873
Built: ca. 1873

Location: Schuyler County

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155048

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North Portal, Looking South

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

155049

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South Portal, Looking North

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155050

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Oblique View From South

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155051

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Elevation From Lower Walkway, Looking West

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155052

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View From Lower Walkway, Looking East

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155053

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Bridge From Directly Below

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155054

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Diagonal Tension Rods, Vertical Compression Members, And

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

155055

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155056

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155057

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

270380

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Steps and Suspension Bridge above

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270381

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View from Suspension Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270382

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View from Suspension Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270383

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View from Suspension Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

427629

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NY 50M 1

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427630

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NY 50M 2

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427631

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NY 50M 3

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427632

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NY 50M 4

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427633

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NY 50M 5

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427634

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NY 50M 6

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

427635

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NY 50M 7

Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018

507849

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Suspension Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

507850

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Suspension Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

507851

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Suspension Bridge

looking northwest

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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NS - Watkins Glen Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.371046,-76.891950

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Carries Norfolk Southern Railway over Watkins Glen Gorge
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 315.0 Feet
Span Length: 120.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on Norfolk Southern Railway
History: Built ca. 1935
Built: ca. 1935

Location: Schuyler County

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175813

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Looking up from park

Photo taken 9/4/05

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

175814

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View of bridge and Watkins Glen Park

Photo taken 9/4/05

Photo taken by Jodi Christman

190004

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Postcard

Circa 1948

191213

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Postcard

Date unknown

198288

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198289

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198290

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198291

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The remaining abutments from the original 1870 bridge

Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198292

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198293

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198294

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Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198764

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Photo taken by Ken Badgley in August 2006

198765

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Photo taken by Ken Badgley in August 2006

479913

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NYC - Watkins Glen Bridge

1949 view

Photo from George Lane

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NYC - Watkins Glen Bridge

Status: Destroyed by flood

Location: 42.371054,-76.891917

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Carries Former New York Central Railroad over Watkins Glen Gorge
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck girder bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on former New York Central Railroad
History: Built ca. 1901, destroyed by flood in 1935
Built: ca. 1901

Location: Schuyler County

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190005

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Postcard

Circa 1906

190006

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Postcard

Circa 1907

191214

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Postcard

Date unknown

192057

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Looking up at the sunken deck

Photo courtesy of Montour Falls Memorial Library

234266

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Oblique view, showing the twisted and sunken-in deck after the flood

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234529

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Postcard

234530

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Postcard

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SG&C - Watkins Glen Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 42.371066,-76.891879

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Carries Former Syracuse Geneva and Corning Railroad over Watkins Glen Gorge
Design: truss/deck/lattice
Design Details: Lattice deck truss
Total Length: 450.0 Feet
Span Length: 140.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck truss bridge over Watkins Glen Gorge on former Syracuse Geneva and Corning Railroad
History: Built ca. 1870, replaced ca. 1901
Built: 1877

Location: Schuyler County

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198295

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Remaining abutments under the current bridge

Photo taken by Ron Manney in August 2007

198780

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Photo courtesy of Robert N. Dennis

198781

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Photo courtesy of Robert N. Dennis

198782

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Photo courtesy of Robert N. Dennis

198783

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Photo taken ca. 1870s

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Rainbow Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.372622,-76.883258

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Glen Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Glen Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built: 1863

Location: Schuyler County

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270182

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Photo taken by David Sullivan

270411

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Falls and Rainbow Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

317521

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Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.

Boston Public Library

317522

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Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.

Boston Public Library

317523

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Rainbow falls, Watkins Glen, N. Y.

Boston Public Library

317524

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Watkins Glen Rainbow Bridge and Falls David Sullivan cropped

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user Optionbooter

507852

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Rainbow Bridge

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

507853

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Rainbow Bridge

looking southeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Sentry Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.374743,-76.873980

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Glen Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Glen Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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270194

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Photo taken by Bobistravelling

270375

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Flowers and Sentry Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270376

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View Before Entrance Tunnel

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270377

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View from Sentry Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

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Folly Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.373486,-76.881302

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Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Glen Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Glen Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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270195

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Photo taken by Andy Arthur

270412

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Central Cascade and pools below

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

270413

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Central Cascade Falls with bridge above

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

507848

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Folly Bridge aka Central Cascade Br

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

507854

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Folly Bridge aka Central Cascade Br

looking east

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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Mile Point Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 42.371901,-76.885784

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Carries Pedestrian pathway over Glen Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Glen Creek on Pedestrian pathway
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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270334

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Photo taken by Erika Szabo

270379

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Spiral Gorge and Mile Point Bridge

Photo taken by Jodi Christman in September 7, 2004

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Watkins Glen International Raceway West Tunnel

Status: Open to race traffic

Location: 42.335223,-76.924451

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Carries Watkins Glen International Raceway over Access Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Access Road on Watkins Glen International Raceway
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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Watkins Glen International Raceway Overpass #1

Status: Open to race traffic

Location: 42.340577,-76.922198

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Carries Watkins Glen International Raceway over Access Road
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Access Road on Watkins Glen International Raceway
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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NS - NY-329 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.362603,-76.888804

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Carries Railroad (NS) over Old Watkins Glen Grand Prix Track (NY-329)
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 32.2 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Old Watkins Glen Grand Prix Track (NY-329) on Railroad (NS)
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Schuyler County

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Main Street - Shequag Creek (Replacement)

Status:

Location: 42.347050,-76.845629

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Carries over
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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Ex Lehigh Valley RR-Main Street Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 42.336216,-76.784256

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Carries over Main
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 74.8 Feet

Overview: Abandoned pony through plate girder bridge over Main on Abandoned RR
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Schuyler County

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426087

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in April 2018

426088

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426089

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426090

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426091

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426092

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426093

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426094

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426095

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426096

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426097

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426098

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426099

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in April 2018

426100

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426101

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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426102

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Lehigh Valley RR Odessa

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LVRR-Main Street Bridge

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 42.336206,-76.784256

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Carries Ex-Lehigh Vlly Rr over Rte 224
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 74.8 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Rte 224 on Ex-Lehigh Vlly Rr
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960

Location: Schuyler County

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465629

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LVRR-Main Street Bridge

looking east

Photo taken by David Sommer in June 2015

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Croton Road-Catharine Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.296192,-76.846772

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Carries Croton Road over Catharine Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Catharine Creek on Croton Road
History: Built 1988
Built: 1988

Location: Schuyler County

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507828

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Croton Road-Catharine Creek Bridge

looking east

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

507829

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Croton Road-Catharine Creek Bridge

looking northeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021

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LV - Cayuta Creek Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 42.243424,-76.639376

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Carries LV RR over Cayuta Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Cayuta Creek on LV RR
History:
Built:

Location: Schuyler County

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468605

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LV - Cayuta Creek Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Deckertown Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 42.337575,-76.793881

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Carries Cotton Hanlon Road over Deckertown Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 54.1 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Deckertown Creek on Cotton Hanlon Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931

Location: Schuyler County

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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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