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Dunn Memorial Lift Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Lost vertical lift through truss bridge over Hudson River on Dunn Memorial Rensselaer
- Location
- Albany, Albany County, New York, and Rensselaer County, New York
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1933; Replaced 1969; named for Private Parker F. Dunn (WWI)
- Builder
- - The Phoenix Bridge Co.
- 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)
Update Log
- October 20, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- September 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 6, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- 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
- Greenbush Bridge (Predecessor)
- Troy-Menands Bridge (Same design) - Both built by Phoenix Bridge in 1933
Sources
- Douglas Butler
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Geoff Hubbs
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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...