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South Park Avenue Bridge

Erie County, New York

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South Park Avenue Bridge

Buffalo NY

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in April 2013

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BH Photo #265114

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Overview
Vertical lift through truss bridge over Buffalo River on South Park Avenue in Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1952; rehabilitated 2005
Design
Vertical lift through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 223.8 ft.
Total length: 313.0 ft.
Deck width: 47.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 18.9 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.86306, -78.84250   (decimal degrees)
42°51'47" N, 78°50'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/676247/4747865 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buffalo SE
Average daily traffic (as of 2017)
9,646
Inventory numbers
NY 2260650 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26030 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of December 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 60.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Buffalo, New York (67)
Built 1952 (331)
Built during 1950s (3,845)
Erie County, New York (210)
Have street view (26,949)
Movable (2,974)
NR-eligible (4,053)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New York (4,402)
 Open (39,884)
Owned by city (5,403)
Painted gray (9)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,989)
Through truss (15,072)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,231)
Tower Drive Vertical Lift (64)
Truss (32,796)
Vertical lift (420)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2020: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • September 25, 2018: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 7, 2016: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • June 29, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 7, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 2, 2015: New photo from Luke
  • August 28, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • August 15, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • March 17, 2012: New Street View added by James Baughn

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South Park Avenue Bridge
Posted June 23, 2020, by james field (jamescfield [at] icloud [dot] com)

As a child I remember this bridge which we called the rhumble bridge. it was constructed with a steel grid roadway surface (presumably to reduce weight as it was a lift bridge). As my Dad's car drove over the tire noise made a distinctive noise... a "rhumble".

I also recall that the Buffalo River was the most polluted river I have ever seen!

Jim Field

South Park Avenue Bridge
Posted September 13, 2016, by JP (pierre [at] robotfood [dot] com)

Watch the end of the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bkX5VkZg8U