Sherwood Road Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Relocated Lenticular through truss bridge over West Branch Delaware River on Sherwood Road
- Location
- Delhi, Delaware County, New York
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1888 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co. ; Replaced and moved to land 1993; Moved to private ownership 2006
- Builders
- - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut (Fabrication)
- Robert A. Young (Substructure Mason)
- Design
- Lenticular through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 117.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.26006, -74.92840 (decimal degrees)
42°15'36" N, 74°55'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/505905/4678653 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Delhi
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 2,197
- Inventory numbers
- NY 3352250 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 77565 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2016)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.2 (out of 100)
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Comments
Some good news! Looks like reports of this bridges demise are premature.
I've gotten in touch with the historical society for Delhi, looking for a confirmation of the fate and any info/pictures they might have of this one. From what is known, the bridge has passed into private ownership and is now located somewhere in the nearby town of Franklin NY ("Sitting in someones garden" as it was described to me... No information as of yet on who or where). Not ideal of course, as a rare lenticular through truss like this should be preserved and publicly displayed, but I think we'd all prefer to see them anywhere other then being cut up for salvage.
The historical society will also be following up on any other info or pictures they can find, so I'll certainly pass along what is found.
Sad. What a waste.
At least the replacement is a truss (polygonal Warren?), even if it is a modern bolted, welded, CorTen truss.
Bing streetside view shows it quite well, as well as the nearby sunbathers.
My 2 cents worth...
Perhaps someday, Victorian Era Wrought Iron bridges will not be considered eyesores by the public. I think that it is starting to happen based on what I have seen in Kansas in recent years. (an appreciation of abandoned iron bridges).
Of course, in Kansas, we have no wooden covered bridges. Thus, we have no choice but to appreciate the Wrought Iron variety.
Too bad this one couldn't be saved. It sat in a field just east of the crossing from March of 1992. Things looked good for awhile; a donation from the College Association at Delhi, Inc. of a 10-acre plot to display the bridge was accepted by the town. Plans were scrapped when it was discovered that lead in the paint and sand-blasting would cost about $100,000. Locals complained it was an eyesore and dangerous. Sometime after 2006 it was removed; no buyers could be found and it was likely scrapped. Google Earth Historical Imagery shows the bridge in the field in 11/2006--after that its gone. Bing Maps Bird's Eye has a good view of it.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ny/delaware/sherwood-road/
That is good news. Excellent work, Michael!