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Ferry Street Bridge

Columbia County, New York

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Overview

Photo taken by CANALLER in November 2011

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BH Photo #280303

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Facts 

Overview
Double-barreled pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Ferry Street in Hudson
Location
Hudson, Columbia County, New York
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1905 with parts from old Albany Freight bridge; rehabilitated 1955; closed to traffic Oct. 2014
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Double-intersection Warren pony truss with three truss webs (double-barreled)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 68.9 ft.
Total length: 70.9 ft.
Deck width: 17.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.25498, -73.79771   (decimal degrees)
42°15'18" N, 73°47'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/599172/4678787 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hudson North
Average daily traffic (as of 2013)
638
Inventory numbers
NY 2223000 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25887 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Critical (2 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 26.8 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Amtrak (524)
Built 1905 (790)
Built during 1900s (7,080)
CSX Railroad (1,600)
Closed (2,642)
Columbia County, New York (38)
Conrail (1,432)
Double-barreled (80)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (198)
Double-intersection Warren truss (449)
Have street view (26,367)
 Hudson, New York (3)
New York (4,134)
New York Central Railroad (802)
Owned by railroad (12,089)
Penn Central Railroad (1,212)
Pony truss (16,033)
Span length 50-75 feet (9,931)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,164)
Truss (32,305)
Wooden deck (6,043)

Update Log 

  • July 23, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 15, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • October 19, 2014: Updated by James Baughn: Bridge is now closed to traffic

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Ferry Street Bridge
Posted February 25, 2019, by John Marvig (marvigj27 [at] gmail [dot] com)

https://www.hudsonvalley360.com/article/engineers-present-fe...

Appears there may be some interest in preserving the trusses for a decorative feature along the bridge. Based on the design, I believe the trusses may actually date to the mid 1880s, and be relocated from another location.

Ferry Street Bridge
Posted August 29, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Doomed?

http://gossipsofrivertown.blogspot.com/2014/08/crossing-brid...