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Poets' Walk Park Bridge

Dutchess County, New York

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Poets' Walk Park Bridge

Photo taken by Matthew Fass-Scenic Hudson

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #487643

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over Amtrak
Location
Dutchess County, New York
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
Future prospects
Under consideration for restoration by Scenic Hudson
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Warren through truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Total length: 88.5 ft.
Deck width: 6.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.98517, -73.93460   (decimal degrees)
41°59'07" N, 73°56'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/588254/4648678 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (580)
Built 1912 (902)
Built during 1910s (10,235)
CSX Railroad (1,857)
Closed (2,796)
Dutchess County, New York (145)
New York (5,241)
New York Central Railroad (1,078)
 Owned privately (2,023)
Penn Central Railroad (1,635)
Through truss (19,028)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,073)
Truss (38,309)
Warren through truss (1,737)
Warren through truss with all verticals (465)
Warren truss (7,181)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 23, 2021: Updated by Josh Schmid: Added type
  • December 27, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 29, 2019: Added

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Josh Schmid

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