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Normanskill RR bridge

Looking from west abutment

Photo taken by Z. Fechten in July 2012

BH Photo #248677

Albany County Rail Trail construction

The beginning of this video shows the Normanskill Bridge. It was taken during trail construction.

Fast forward to 1:30 for I-87 and US Route 9W over the Normanskill, and 6:30 for the bridge over Route 32.

Luizzi Brothers Contracting

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Normans Kill on Albany County Rail-Trail
Location: Albany, Albany County, New York
Status: Open to pedestrians and cyclists only
History: Built ca. 1880, CP Rail proposed abandoning the line in 2003, purchased by Albany County in 2009, new deck for trail use placed in 2015.
Railroads: - Albany & Susquehanna Railroad (A&S)
- Canadian Pacific Railway (CP)
- Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH)
- Rail-to-trail
Design: Pratt through truss
Truss depth = 30 ft pin to pin
Trusses 16 ft apart
South truss members have heavier cross section. Records show that the bridge was built to be widened, and the south truss would have been the center truss of a three truss bridge.
Dimensions: Span length: 184.0 ft.
Total length: 184.0 ft.
Skew angle: 45 degrees
Also called: CP - Normans Kill Bridge
DH - Normans Kill Bridge
A&S - Normans Kill Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.62613, -73.78371 (decimal degrees)
42°37'34" N, 73°47'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/599737/4720015 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Albany
Elevation: 90 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 55544 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

April 2, 2018: New photos from Josh Schmid
July 25, 2016: New photo from Z Fechten
April 6, 2016: New video from Z Fechten
February 17, 2016: Updated by Z Fechten: New deck and railings installed for trail use
December 29, 2015: New photo from Luke
April 1, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
February 13, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped