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Black Bridge

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Photo taken by 95 Wombat

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Overview
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Mohawk River on former Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Location
Cohoes, Albany County, New York
Status
Abandoned, but work is underway to rehabilitate as part of a rails-to-trails project
History
Built ca. 1890
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.76087, -73.68760   (decimal degrees)
42°45'39" N, 73°41'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/607385/4735095 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Troy North
Inventory number
BH 51190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • January 28, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 27, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Delaware & Hudson Railway"
  • February 4, 2012: Added by James Baughn

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Black Bridge
Posted February 13, 2012, by Luke Harden (lmharden [at] iastate [dot] edu)

I added links to a few images.