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Cattaraugus Creek Bridge (1956)

Cattaraugus County, New York, and Erie County, New York

Photos 

Cattaraugus Creek Bridge - US 219 (Old)

looking north

Photo taken by Rick Miller-Olean Times-Herald

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BH Photo #456203

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Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over Cattaraugus Creek on US 219
Location
Cattaraugus County, New York, and Erie County, New York
Status
Demolished in 2016
History
Built 1956; rehabilitated 1971
Design
Warren deck truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 299.9 ft.
Total length: 651.9 ft.
Deck width: 43.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.47222, -78.69750   (decimal degrees)
42°28'20" N, 78°41'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/689275/4704777 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Ashford Hollow
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
5,280
Inventory numbers
NY 1041590 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25810 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1956 (334)
Built during 1950s (4,051)
Cattaraugus County, New York (120)
County line crossing (534)
Deck truss (1,973)
Erie County, New York (233)
Have street view (29,908)
Lost (30,043)
Lost 2016 (311)
Lost during 2010s (3,642)
 New York (4,966)
Owned by state (16,659)
Replaced by new bridge (20,448)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,285)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,805)
US 219 (13)
Warren deck truss (681)
Warren deck truss with all verticals (123)
Warren truss (7,092)

Update Log 

  • September 15, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 17, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished.
  • May 22, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.

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Comments 

Cattaraugus Creek Bridge
Posted June 17, 2016, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Demolition video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBlAc7Z0S4

VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED HISTORIC BRIDGES WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS FILM.

Cattaraugus Creek Bridge
Posted March 17, 2016, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

I think the bridge is actually being blown up first (like this year), not after the new bridge is built. At least thats how the article reads.

Cattaraugus Creek Bridge
Posted March 9, 2016, by Andy Peters (anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com)

New bridge scheduled for completion in 2017 and old one to be demolished thereafter.

http://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/little-to-criticize-in-...

Cattaraugus Creek Bridge
Posted May 1, 2014, by Thomas Engel, PE (tengel [at] prudenteng [dot] com)

Inspected every year - with some difficulty and danger.