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Maiden Lane Bridge

Albany County, New York, and Rensselaer County, New York
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Overview
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Hudson River, Maiden Lane on New York Central Railroad
Location
Albany County, New York, and Rensselaer County, New York
Status
Removed
History
Built 1869-1871, approach spans reconstructed 1899, out of use during late 1960s
Builder
- Kellogg Clark & Co.
Design
Baltimore through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 274.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.64753, -73.74581   (decimal degrees)
42°38'51" N, 73°44'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/602810/4722437 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Troy South
Inventory number
BH 52345 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,820)
Albany County, New York (34)
Baltimore through truss (148)
Baltimore truss (162)
Built 1871 (53)
Built during 1870s (544)
Girder (3,236)
Kellogg Clark & Co. (1)
Lost (10,361)
Movable (1,355)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
 New York (1,767)
New York Central Railroad (60)
Pin-connected (1,519)
Plate girder (2,250)
Railroad (4,070)
Rensselaer County, New York (47)
Span length 250-500 feet (863)
Swing (534)
Through girder (1,134)
Through truss (9,205)
Truss (23,568)

Update Log 

  • May 3, 2012: Added by Frank Hicks

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