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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.556389,-76.300000
Carries Cemetery Lane over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 68.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on Cemetery Lane
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1972
Built: 1915
Location: Tompkins County
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429812
Tomp CemeteryLn01
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429813
Tomp CemeteryLn02
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429814
Tomp CemeteryLn03
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
467609
Cemetery Lane Bridge
Photo from Waymarking
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.443146,-76.485247
Carries College Avenue over Cascadilla Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 86.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cascadilla Creek on College Avenue in Ithaca
History: Built 1953
Built: 1953
Location: Tompkins County
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507842
College Avenue Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.362778,-76.590278
Carries Covered Bridge Street over West Branch Cayuga Inlet
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss with added laminated arches (1972)
Total Length: 115.8 Feet
Span Length: 92.9 Feet
Overview: Town Lattice through truss with supplemental arches over West Branch Cayuga Inlet on Covered Bridge Street in Newfield Hamlet
History: Built 1853; rehabilitated 1972
Built: 1853
Location: Tompkins County
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178040
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178041
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178042
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178043
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178044
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178045
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178046
Newfield3
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178047
Newfield1
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178048
Newfield2
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
308306
Restored by M. S. Graton 1972
Nearby city hall has model of bridge on display (in stairwell) as it looked with original buttresses. Also has write-up with restoration details.
Photo taken by Janis Ford in October 2014
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Image
Photo taken by Mike Niethe
368264
Newfield 1
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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Newfield 2
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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Newfield 3
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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Newfield 4
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368268
Newfield 5
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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Newfield 6
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368270
Newfield 7
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368271
Newfield 8
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368272
Newfield 9
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368273
Newfield 10
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368274
new 11
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368275
new 12
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368276
new 13
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368277
new 14
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368278
new 15
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368279
new 16
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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new 17
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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new 18
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368282
new 19
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368283
new 20
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368285
New 33
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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New 34
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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New 35
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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New 36
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368289
New 37
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
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New 38
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368291
New 39
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368292
New 40
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368293
New 42
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368294
Newfield 43
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368295
Newfield 44
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368296
Newfield 45
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
429696
Newfield Covered Bridge
Picture taken in 2003
Photo taken by Linda Daffron
429697
Newfield Covered Bridge
Picture taken in 2003
Photo taken by Linda Daffron
440073
Newfield Covered Bridge from side
Newfield Bridge as seen from observation deck in December 2018
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440074
Newfield Covered Bridge from south
Looking north at Newfield Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440075
Restoration plaque
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440076
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440077
Newfield Covered Bridge from north
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.495278,-76.371389
Carries NY 366 over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 123.7 Feet
Span Length: 119.8 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on NY 366
History: Built 1932; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1932
Location: Tompkins County
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429815
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429816
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429817
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.451111,-76.466389
Carries CR 121 (Forest Home Road) over Fall Creek
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 118.8 Feet
Span Length: 115.8 Feet
Overview: Through truss bridge over Fall Creek on CR 121 (Forest Home Road) in Forest Home
History: Built 1909; rehabilitated 1975 and 2013-14
Built: 1909
Location: Tompkins County
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178049
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178050
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
178051
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
386974
Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in 2017
429818
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429819
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429820
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge in 2014
Location: 42.615556,-76.287500
Carries CR 103 over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 72.8 Feet
Span Length: 69.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on CR 103
History: Built 1900; rehabilitated 1947
Built: 1900
Location: Tompkins County
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470341
Groton City Bridge
Photo from Waymarking
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.532500,-76.616389
Carries Falls Road over Taughannock Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel deck Arch
Total Length: 80.1 Feet
Span Length: 80.1 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Taughannock Creek on Jacksonville Road
History: Built 1935
Built: 1935
Location: Tompkins County
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479903
Jacksonville Road Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
479904
Jacksonville Road Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
479905
Jacksonville Road Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.456667,-76.438333
Carries Freese Road over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 165.7 Feet
Span Length: 79.7 Feet
Overview: Continuous Pratt pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on Freese Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1952
Built: 1920
Location: Tompkins County
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178052
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
429843
Photo taken by Andrew in July 2017
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.410000,-76.513889
Carries King Road over Buttermilk Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 65.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Buttermilk Creek on King Road in South Hill
History: Built 1929
Built: 1929
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.512500,-76.359167
Carries Mill Street over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 63.0 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on Mill Street
History: Built 1910; rehabilitated 1964
Built: 1910
Location: Tompkins County
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403306
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
403307
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
403308
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
403309
1910 W.B. Strong Town Supt
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
403310
1910 Built by Climax Road Mch Co., Marathon, N.Y.
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.287222,-76.689167
Carries Morrell Road over Pony Hollow Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 65.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Pony Hollow Creek on Morrell Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 1987
Built: 1920
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.368611,-76.554167
Carries Newfield Depot Road over Cayuga Inlet
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 64.0 Feet
Span Length: 57.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Cayuga Inlet on Newfield Depot Road
History: Built 1931
Built: 1931
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.454167,-76.499722
Carries North Cayuga Street over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/polygonal
Design Details: Polygonal Warren pony truss
Total Length: 113.9 Feet
Span Length: 108.9 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on North Cayuga Street in Ithaca
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1934
Location: Tompkins County
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108107
Overview
Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Kristen Olson
108108
Oblique view
Photo taken Nov. 2006 by Kristen Olson
244588
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
429821
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.416825,-76.521876
Carries Old Sand Bank Road over Buttermilk Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Buttermilk Creek on Old Sand Bank Road in South Hill
History: Built 1881
Built: 1881
Location: Tompkins County
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488012
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
488013
Builder plate
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
488014
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
488015
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.406389,-76.597778
Carries Park Road over Enfield Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Enfield Creek on Park Road
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.425278,-76.514444
Carries Park Road over Owl Gorge
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 54.8 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Owl Gorge on Park Road in Ithaca
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.402222,-76.589722
Carries Park Service Road over Enfield Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 42.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Enfield Creek on Park Service Road
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.520833,-76.660278
Carries Podunk Road over Taughannock Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 5-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 58.7 Feet
Span Length: 56.8 Feet
Overview: Pratt pony truss bridge over Taughannock Creek on Podunk Road
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1951
Built: 1915
Location: Tompkins County
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467800
Podunk Bridge
The Ithaca Journal: August 20 1951
467801
Podunk Bridge
The Ithaca Journal: December 7 1968
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Status: In storage or disassembled
Location: 42.527778,-76.321944
Carries Red Mill Road over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 119.8 Feet
Span Length: 58.7 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on Red Mill Road in Freeville
History: Built 1887
Built: 1887
Location: Tompkins County
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429829
Photo taken by Andrew in October 2017
429830
Photo taken by Andrew in October 2017
429831
Photo taken by Andrew in October 2017
429832
Photo taken by Andrew in October 2017
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Status: Open to traffic
Scheduled for replacement 2021-22
Location: 42.543889,-76.540000
Carries NY 34B over Salmon Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 502.0 Feet
Span Length: 265.8 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Salmon Creek on NY 34B
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1930
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2012!
Location: 42.546944,-76.686389
Carries Seneca Road over Boardman Creek
Design: arch/deck
Design Details: Arch
Total Length: 33.8 Feet
Span Length: 32.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Boardman Creek on Seneca Road
History: Built 1924
Built: 1924
Location: Tompkins County
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238741
Elevation
Source: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.494722,-76.328611
Carries South George Road over Virgil Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 81.7 Feet
Span Length: 15.7 Feet
Overview: Wooden bridge over Virgil Creek on South George Road
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.452222,-76.489444
Carries Stewart Avenue over Fall Creek
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 190.0 Feet
Span Length: 179.8 Feet
Overview: Deck truss bridge over Fall Creek on Stewart Avenue in Ithaca
History: Built 1951; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1951
Location: Tompkins County
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440079
View from east
View of bridge from trail in Fall Creek Gorge
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.545833,-76.600000
Carries NY 89 over Taughannock Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details:
Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 238.9 Feet
Span Length: 98.8 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Taughannock Creek on NY 89
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1937
Built: 1926
Location: Tompkins County
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133615
Looking westward from Taughannock State Park
Photo taken by Joe Herrington
133616
Looking westward from Taughannock State Park
Photo taken by Joe Herrington
133617
Looking westward from Taughannock State Park
Photo taken by Joe Herrington
479900
Taughannock Creek Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
479901
Taughannock Creek Bridge
looking southwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
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Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2013.
Location: 42.505833,-76.675833
Carries CR 136 (Waterburg Road) over Taughannock Creek
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed spandrel deck arch.
Total Length: 75.8 Feet
Span Length: 59.7 Feet
Overview: Concrete arch bridge over Taughannock Creek on CR 136 (Waterburg Road)
History: Built 1930
Built: 1930
Location: Tompkins County
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238740
Elevation
Source: Tomkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.451389,-76.481389
Carries Thurston Avenue over Fall Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 218.8 Feet
Span Length: 180.8 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Fall Creek on Thurston Avenue in Ithaca
History: Built 1960
Built: 1960
Location: Tompkins County
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244587
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
466433
Thurston Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by Barabar Friedman in 2013
507845
Thurston Avenue Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.541667,-76.661389
Carries NY 96 over Trumansburg Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 44.9 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Trumansburg Creek on NY 96 in Trumansburg
History: Built 1865
Built: 1865
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.533611,-76.310833
Carries West Malloryville Road over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 67.9 Feet
Span Length: 64.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Fall Creek on W. Malloryville Road
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1973, 2018
Built: 1915
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians
Location: 42.361371,-76.594032
Carries Beach Road over West Branch Cayuga Inlet
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge over West Branch Cayuga Inlet on Beach Road
History: Built 1873 by the King Bridge Co. Preserved as a pedestrian bridge in 2003.
Built: 1873
Location: Tompkins County
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210911
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210912
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210913
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210914
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210915
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210916
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210917
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210918
Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.ny1757
210919
Overview
http://www.kingbridgeco.com/upstate_ny_&_nj.htm
368242
King 1
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368243
King 2
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368244
King 3
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368245
King 4
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368246
King 5
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368247
King 6
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368248
King 7
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368249
King 8
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368250
King 9
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368251
King 10
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368252
King 11
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368253
King 12
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368254
King 13
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368255
King 14
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368256
King 15
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368257
King 16
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368258
King 17
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368259
King 18
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368260
King 20
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368261
King 22
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368262
King 24
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
368263
King 25
Photo taken by Dana and Kay Klein in October 2016
426758
NY 48M 1
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426759
NY 48M 2
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426760
NY 48M 3
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426761
NY 48M 4
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426762
NY 48M 5
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426763
NY 48M 6
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
426841
NY 48M 6
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
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Status:
Location: 42.590404,-76.368942
Carries a pedestrian path in the town's park over
Design: truss/pony/bowstring
Design Details: Bowstring pony truss
Total Length: 45.5 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Bowstring pony truss bridge on a pedestrian path in the town's park
History: Built 1877 by Groton Bridge Company over Fall Creek on Elm Street in Nubia, and relocated to Groton's town park in 1981
Built: 1877
Location: Tompkins County
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210922
Oblique View Looking Northwest.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210923
View Looking Southeast.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210924
North Portal, Looking South.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210925
West Elevation, Looking East.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210926
Oblique View, Looking East-Northeast.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210927
Detail Of West Panel.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210928
Detail Of Bracing With Scale Figure.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210929
Bracing Without Scale Figure.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210930
Top Chord, Central Bracing Detail.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
210931
North Abutment Detail
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
427636
NY 52M 1
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427637
NY 52M 2
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427638
NY 52M 3
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427639
NY 52M 4
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427640
NY 52M 5
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427641
NY 52M 6
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427642
NY 52M 7
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427643
NY 52M 8
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.438133,-76.510964
Carries Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR) over Six Mile Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Six Mile Creek on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.454949,-76.501136
Carries Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR) over Fall Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Fall Creek on Norfolk Southern RR (formerly Lehigh Valley RR)
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 42.400209,-76.332603
Carries Six Hundred Road over Six Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 40.0 Feet
Span Length: 39.0 Feet
Overview: Pony truss bridge over Six Mile Creek on Six Hundred Road
History: Built 1915; rehabilitated 1976
Built: 1915
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.488587,-76.302130
Carries Trail over Virgil Creek
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Virgil Creek on Trail
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926
Location: Tompkins County
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244589
Photo taken by Russ Nelson
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.443858,-76.497028
Carries N Tioga Street over Cascadilla Creek
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 34.1 Feet
Span Length: 31.8 Feet
Overview: Beam bridge over Cascadilla Creek on N Tioga Street
History: Built 1930; rehabilitated 1982
Built: 1930
Location: Tompkins County
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507826
Cascadilla Creek Bridge
looking east
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
507827
Cascadilla Creek Bridge
looking north
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.451731,-76.473095
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Beebe Lake
Design: frame
Design Details: Rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Rigid frame bridge over Beebe Lake on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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265199
Photo taken by Matt Hinsta
470333
Sackett Footbridge
Photo from Pinterest
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.451738,-76.479989
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Triphammer Falls (Fall Creek)
Design: frame/steel
Design Details: Steel rigid frame
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Steel rigid frame bridge over Triphammer Falls (Fall Creek) on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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265198
Photo taken by Laurie VanVleet
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 42.506760,-76.351962
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Virgil Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Virgil Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.401379,-76.585832
Carries Pedestrian Pathway over Enfield Creek
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Stone arch bridge over Enfield Creek on Pedestrian Pathway
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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270335
Photo taken by Erika Szabo
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.402414,-76.589922
Carries Upper Park Road over Enfield Creek
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 Enfield Creek on Upper Park Road
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.543346,-76.645153
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Trumansburg CReek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Trumansburg CReek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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331390
img_3643 | by Russ Nelson
Photo by Russ Nelson
457009
LV - Trumansburg Creek Bridge
Photo taken by David Sommer in 2015
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.559164,-76.537378
Carries Salmon Creek Road over Salmon Creek
Design: truss/through/warren
Design Details: Warren through truss
Total Length: 102.7 Feet
Span Length: 99.7 Feet
Overview: Warren through truss bridge over Salmon Creek on Salmon Creek Road
History: Built 1920; rehabilitated 2017/18
Built: 1920
Location: Tompkins County
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429822
Photo taken by Andrew in June 2018
429823
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429824
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429825
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
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Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429827
Photo taken by Andrew in September 2017
429828
Photo taken by Andrew in October 2017
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.439346,-76.513248
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Cayuga Inlet
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Cayuga Inlet on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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361483
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Photo taken by Kevin M. Smith; May 2008
361485
p3cl4o9c.jpg
Photo taken by Kevin M. Smith; May 2008
361486
i1r1dc2c.jpg
Photo taken by Kevin M. Smith; May 2008
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Status: Removed but not replaced
Location: 42.453267,-76.495089
Carries Linn Street over Fall Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Fall Creek on Linn Street
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903
Location: Tompkins County
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366011
Image
Published prior to 1923
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.452547,-76.492299
Carries Fall Creek over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 200.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned tunnel on Waterway
History: Built 1828-32 by Ezra Cornell for the Olympic Falls Flouring Mill.
Built: 1832
Location: Tompkins County
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378339
Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in November 2016
378340
Photo taken by Sherman Cahal in November 2016
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.386048,-76.854961
Carries Abandoned Road over Seneca Lake Inlet
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Seneca Lake Inlet on Abandoned Road
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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427647
NY 51M 1
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
427648
NY 51M 2
Photo taken by Chester Gehman in April 2018
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.452239,-76.489888
Carries Stewart Avenue over Fall Creek
Design: truss/deck/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore deck truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Baltimore deck truss bridge over Fall Creek on Stewart Avenue
History: Built 1899; Replaced 1951
Built: 1899
Location: Tompkins County
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434480
Circa 1906
Old Postcard View
508337
Stewart Avenue Bridge (Old)
Photo from old postcard
508351
photo of a movie stunt Aug. 1, 1914
Movie lost to time. Spectator photo, slightly cleaned up digitally. Cool shot although the engineer in me thinks that the bridge needed some TLC afterwards.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508352
photo of a movie stunt Aug. 1, 1914
Movie lost to time. Spectator photo, slightly cleaned up digitally. Cool shot although the engineer in me thinks that the bridge needed some TLC afterwards.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508353
photo of a movie stunt Aug. 1, 1914
Movie lost to time. Spectator photo, slightly cleaned up digitally. Cool shot although the engineer in me thinks that the bridge needed some TLC afterwards.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508354
aftermath Aug. 1, 1914
I don't think that will buff out...
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508355
photo of a movie stunt Aug. 1, 1914
Movie lost to time. Spectator photo, slightly cleaned up digitally. Note the deck, these two are the only two I'm aware of. I suspect anyone standing on the bridge got a bit of a jostling when the stunt took place.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508356
photo of a movie stunt Aug. 1, 1914
Movie lost to time. Spectator photo, slightly cleaned up digitally. Note the deck, these two are the only two I'm aware of. I suspect anyone standing on the bridge got a bit of a jostling when the stunt took place.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508357
early 1900s image
Couldn't get all of the gunk off the image without interfering with the bridge related pixels. Original in link.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508358
1928 postmark early 1900s image
digitally cleaned up. Source image in link.
Photo digitally altered by Art S. in September 2021
508369
image 1 with less distractions
Photo digitally atered by Art S. in September 2021
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.443358,-76.489517
Carries Stewart Avenue over Cascadilla Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 151.9 Feet
Span Length: 109.9 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Cascadilla Creek on Stewart Avenue
History: Built 1962; rehabilitated 2001
Built: 1962
Location: Tompkins County
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507843
Stewart Avenue-Cascadilla Creek Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
507844
Stewart Avenue-Cascadilla Creek Bridge
looking south
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.442025,-76.468719
Carries Ecology Drive over Cascadilla Creek
Design: arch/deck/steel
Design Details: Steel arch
Total Length: 40.7 Feet
Span Length: 18.7 Feet
Overview: Steel arch bridge over Cascadilla Creek on Ecology Drive
History: Built 1982
Built: 1982
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Unknown status
Location: 42.458700,-76.431983
Carries over Rte 366
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 70.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Rte 366 on Ex-Lehigh Vlly Rr
History: Built 1937
Built: 1937
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.539828,-76.543969
Carries Myers Road over Salmon Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Salmon Creek on Myers Road
History: Built 1998
Built: 1998
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.540000,-76.543333
Carries Myers Road over Salmon Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 146.0 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Salmon Creek on Cr159 Ludlowville
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.451973,-76.486066
Carries Footpath over Fall Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 270.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Fall Creek on footpath
History: Replaced a 1913 bridge
Built: 1960
Location: Tompkins County
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440080
Looking north
Looking north along bridge
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440081
View from southwest
View from trail along south gorge rim
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440082
View from east
View from trail along gorge floor
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
440083
View from Stewart Avenue Bridge
Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2018
507840
Fall Creek Suspension Bridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
507841
Fall Creek Suspension Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.553858,-76.535014
Carries Dug Road over Salmon Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 80.7 Feet
Span Length: 77.8 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Salmon Creek on Dug Road
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Collapsed
Location: 42.381822,-76.388100
Carries Lounsbery Road (CR 113) over Six Mile Creek
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 4-panel, pinned Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 50.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Six Mile Creek on Lounsbery Road (CR 113)
History: Built in 1886 by the Groton Bridge Company; collapsed in 1939
Built: 1886
Location: Tompkins County
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459900
Brooktondale Bridge
The Ithaca Journal: August 7 1939
459901
Brooktondale Bridge
1 of 2
The Ithaca Journal: August 7 1939
459902
Brooktondale Bridge
2 of 2
The Ithaca Journal: August 7 1939
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Status: Open to authorized vehicles only
Location: 42.518010,-76.339392
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Fall Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Fall Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.516397,-76.344649
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Fall Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Fall Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.538452,-76.303511
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Fall Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Fall Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.541520,-76.301322
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Fall Creek
Design: unknown
Design Details:
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned bridge over Fall Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Derelict/abandoned
Location: 42.548697,-76.290250
Carries Lehigh Valley Railroad over Fall Creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Fall Creek on Lehigh Valley Railroad
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.453081,-76.470633
Carries Forest Home Drive over Fall Creek
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer with pony trusses
Total Length: 76.1 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet
Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Fall Creek on Forest Home Drive
History: Built 1996
Built: 1996
Location: Tompkins County
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470339
Forest Home Drive Bridge - Lower
looking southwest
Photo taken by Julie M Goddard
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Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Location: 42.529602,-76.637245
Carries Trumansburg Road over Taughannock Creek
Design: truss/through
Design Details: Through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Taughannock Creek on Trumansburg Road
History: Built 1833
Built: 1833
Location: Tompkins County
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478705
Halseyville Covered Bridge
Photo from Covered Bridges of New York State Collection, Oxford Memorial Library
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.532303,-76.615429
Carries Black Diamond Trail over Taughannock Creek
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Taughannock Creek on Black Diamond Trail
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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479908
Black Diamond Trail - Taughannock Creek Bridge
looking west
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
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Status: Open to traffic
Location: 42.434433,-76.501469
Carries South Albany Street over Sixmile Creek
Design: girder
Design Details: Girder
Total Length: 90.9 Feet
Span Length: 86.0 Feet
Overview: Girder bridge over Sixmile Creek on South Albany Street
History: Built 1926; rehabilitated 1983
Built: 1926
Location: Tompkins County
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479911
South Albany Street Bridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in August 2020
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.458395,-76.505280
Carries Footpath over Fall Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 111.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Fall Creek on Footpath
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.458896,-76.505513
Carries Footpath over Arm of Fall Creek
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Wire suspension bridge over Arm of Fall Creek on Footpath
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934
Location: Tompkins County
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Status: Open to pedestrians only
Location: 42.443152,-76.484204
Carries Footpath over Cascadilla Gorge
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet
Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Cascadilla Gorge on Footpath
History:
Built:
Location: Tompkins County
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507846
Cascadilla Gorge Footbridge
looking northwest
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
507847
Cascadilla Gorge Footbridge
looking northeast
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in September 2021
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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