Delaware Avenue Trail - Black Bridge
Photos
Black Bridge
Photo taken by Z Fechten in September 2013
License: Public domain: Released by author
BH Photo #281105
Facts
- Overview
- Lattice through truss bridge over Mohawk River on former Delaware & Hudson Railroad
- Location
- Cohoes, Albany County, New York
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built ca. 1890
- Builder
- - Rochester Bridge & Iron Works of Rochester, New York
- Railroad
- - Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH)
- Design
- Quadrangular lattice through truss
- Also called
- D&H - Black Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.76078, -73.68767 (decimal degrees)
42°45'39" N, 73°41'16" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/607380/4735085 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Troy North
- Inventory number
- BH 51190 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- April 6, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
- April 5, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 19, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- August 14, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- April 1, 2014: New photo from Z Fechten
- January 20, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Conversion to trail complete.
- 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
Sources
- Flickr - Side view
- Flickr - Underside view
- Luke
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Geoff Hubbs
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
Comments
I believe that firm was purchased by John Alden and Moritz Lassig after Thomas Leighton (Leighton Bridge & Iron Works) retired. Alden and Lassig split in 1886, and Alden kept the works until 1900, when it was purchased by American Bridge.
I think this is the most likely builder, especially since Charles Hilton (who had worked on the Quadrangular design for railroad use) was with Leighton, and the design was continued by both Alden and Lassig.
I'm certain it wasn't the Rochester Bridge Company out of Indiana... But perhaps it was this more obscure NY firm:
http://bridgehunter.com/category/builder/rochester-bridge-ir...
Could the builder possibly involve the word “Rochester”? Otherwise, I would be at a loss..
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ny/albany/black/
Speaking of obscure builders, I’m sure some have seen this document, but I figure I will post it anyways. It lists histories of many prominent bridge builders and the companies they worked for. I thought it was a fascinating read:
http://www.sia-web.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/...