Ouaquaga Bridge

Photos

Elevation, Southeast End, View To Northeast

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #137490

Overview: Two-span lenticular through truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Dutchtown Road
Location: Broome County, New York
Status: Open to pedestrians only
History: Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1990
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 341.9 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.6 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 2003
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.12333, -75.64722 (decimal degrees)
42°07'24" N, 75°38'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/446502/4663672 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Windsor
Inventory numbers: NY 2226050 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 03000048 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 25795 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

June 29, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
June 3, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
August 15, 2014: Updated by Chester Gehman: Changed status; bypassed; pedestrian traffic only.
September 19, 2010: New photos from Doug Kerr
April 19, 2009: Posted HAER photos

HAER NY-166 - Ouaquaga Bridge, Dutchtown Road, spanning Susquehanna River, Ouaquaga, Broome County, NY
Doug Kerr
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com