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Alton Sylor Bridge

Allegany County, New York

Photos 

Sylor1

Photo taken Kay Klein

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BH Photo #355531

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Street View 

Description 

This bridge is stated to be the longest timber arch span in the United States - possibly referring to deck arches, as https://bridgehunter.com/nc/edgecombe/bh69991/ is known to have a longer span. It consists of a main 150' span and two 50' side spans and is composed of 32 tons of wood and 7 tons of steel.

Source: http://www.visitangelica.com/attractions.html

Facts 

Overview
Wooden open-spandrel arch bridge over Angelica Creek on CR16
Location
Angelica, Allegany County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built July 2002-June 2003; opened June 25, 2003
Builders
- Dewberry-Goodkind, Inc. of Fairfax, Virginia (Design)
- Laminated Concepts Inc. of Big Flats, New York (Timber Supplier)
- Unadilla Laminated Products of Sidney, New York (Timber Supplier)
Design
Wooden Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 156.8 ft.
Total length: 274.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.31173, -78.03105   (decimal degrees)
42°18'42" N, 78°01'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/744688/4688657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Angelica
Inventory numbers
NY 3047810 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 72560 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Allegany County, New York (147)
Angelica, New York (12)
Arch (12,942)
Built 2003 (71)
Built during 2000s (743)
Deck arch (12,153)
Dewberry-Goodkind, Inc. (1)
Glue-Laminated Timber Bridge (20)
Have street view (30,595)
 Laminated Concepts Inc. (2)
Modern (2,513)
New York (5,330)
Open (41,564)
Owned by township (3,665)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,618)
Timber arch (51)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,746)
Unadilla Laminated Products (1)

Update Log 

  • March 6, 2023: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added some details
  • June 18, 2019: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: pin adjust
  • December 18, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 12, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 5, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 22, 2016: Updated by Luke: Builders from a NYDOT .pdf
  • June 22, 2016: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

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Alton Sylor Bridge
Posted April 17, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

BIG Laminated arch