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CSX - French's Hollow Bridge (Track 2)

Albany County, New York

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CSX _ French's Hollow Bridge (Track 2)

Photo taken by William Sternitzke 2018

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BH Photo #444518

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Normanskill Creek on CSX Selkirk Branch Track 2
Location
Guilderland, Albany County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (NYWS&B)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- West Shore Railroad (WSH)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 85.0 ft.
Total length: 433.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.71122, -73.95979   (decimal degrees)
42°42'40" N, 73°57'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/585182/4729271 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Voorheesville
Inventory number
BH 64561 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Albany County, New York (104)
Built 1927 (867)
Built during 1920s (10,010)
CSX Railroad (1,681)
Conrail (1,603)
Deck girder (5,866)
Girder (10,433)
Guilderland, New York (4)
New York (4,517)
New York Central Railroad (909)
 New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (36)
Open (40,012)
Owned by railroad (12,664)
Penn Central Railroad (1,411)
Plate girder (8,093)
Railroad (15,784)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,472)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,289)
West Shore Railroad (24)

Update Log 

  • January 10, 2021: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • May 28, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 10, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 12, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

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