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Albany County Rail Trail - NY 85 Overpass

Photo taken by Chuck Miller in 2009

BH Photo #457422

Originally carried Delaware and Hudson Railroad. Part of the Slingerlands Historic District

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over NY Route 85 (New Scotland Rd) on Albany County Rail Trail (formerly Delaware and Hudson Railroad)
Location: Bethlehem, Albany County, New York
Status: Open to bicyclist and walker trail traffic. Gravel surface.
Future prospects: Will be rehabbed or replaced for rail trail use
History: Built 1912
Builder: - American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads: - Albany & Susquehanna Railroad (A&S)
- Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH)
Design: Main span: 85" deep pony plate girders skewed 60 degrees to the roadway
Girder side spans over sidewalks.
Due to the skew, some floorbeams are supported by steel pier bents.
Concrete deck with ballast
Dimensions: Total length: 78.0 ft.
Deck width: 48.0 ft.
Skew angle: 60 degrees
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2012
Also called: Slingerlands Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.62957, -73.86422 (decimal degrees)
42°37'46" N, 73°51'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/593129/4720305 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Albany
Elevation: 220 ft. above sea level
Inventory numbers: NYSDOT BIN 7032650
NRHP 00102000784 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
National Historic Register: 00102.000784
BH 72014 (Bridgehunter.com ID)