Shaw Bridge

Photos 

North Portal, Looking South-Southwest

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #155000

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned bowstring pony truss bridge over Claverack Creek on Van Wyck Lane in Claverack

Location

Claverack, Columbia County, New York

Status

Abandoned

History

Built 1870 by J.D. Hutchinson

Builders

- J.D. Hutchinson of Troy, New York (Fabricator)
- Squire Whipple of Albany, New York (Design)

Design

Two-span cast and wrought iron bowstring pony truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 80.1 ft.
Total length: 164.1 ft.
Deck width: 10.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 17, 1980

Also called

Double-Span Whipple Bowstring Truss Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.21508, -73.72873   (decimal degrees)
42°12'54" N, 73°43'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/604928/4674438 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Claverack

Inventory numbers

NRHP 80002598 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
NY 3222250 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 44097 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 8, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• May 26, 2020: New photos from Chester Gehman
• March 28, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• October 22, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• April 3, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
• April 9, 2012: Photo imported by James Baughn
• February 12, 2010: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

• Wikipedia
• HAER NY-149 - Shaw Bridge, Claverack, Columbia County, NY
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
• Richard Doody
• Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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