Old Putnam Trail - Van Cortlandt Lake Bridge

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Overview

Pony/through plate girder bridge over Van Cortlandt Lake on Old Putnam Trail (formerly NYC RR)

Location

New York City, Bronx County, New York

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built for New York & Putnam RR, later NYC RR

Railroads

- New York & Putnam Railroad (NY&P)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Rail-to-trail

Design

Pony plate girder

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.88948, -73.89315   (decimal degrees)
40°53'22" N, 73°53'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/593244/4527078 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Yonkers

Inventory number

BH 60925 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 10, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
• May 12, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added photograph
• May 11, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "New York & Putnam Railroad", "Painted blue", "Park"
• May 11, 2014: Added by Frank Hicks

Sources 

• Frank Hicks
• Luke

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