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Dunn Memorial Lift Bridge

Albany County, New York, and Rensselaer County, New York

Photos 

Replacement under construction 1969

Photo submitted by Geoff Hubbs

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BH Photo #442031

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost vertical lift through truss bridge over Hudson River on Dun Memorial Rensselaer
Location
Albany, Albany County, New York, and Rensselaer County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1933; Replaced 1969
Design
Through truss vertical lift
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.64287, -73.74741   (decimal degrees)
42°38'34" N, 73°44'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/602686/4721917 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Troy South
Inventory number
BH 62523 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Albany County, New York (83)
Albany, New York (28)
Auxiliary Counterweight Tower Leg Vertical Lift (9)
Built 1933 (605)
Built during 1930s (10,906)
Hudson River (52)
Lost (20,489)
Lost 1969 (47)
Lost during 1960s (482)
Movable (2,791)
 Navigable waterway (2,085)
New York (3,564)
Owned by city (4,770)
Rensselaer County, New York (95)
Replaced by new bridge (13,436)
Through truss (13,466)
Truss (30,351)
US 20 (76)
US 9 (35)
Vertical lift (394)

Update Log 

  • January 7, 2019: Photo added from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 28, 2015: Updated by Dave King: Imported photo & added info
  • August 16, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Dunn Memorial Lift Bridge
Posted July 7, 2016, by Z Fechten

The Albany Times Union posted an article with historic photos of the first and second bridges at this location: http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Historic-photos-Dunn...