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NS - Electric Avenue Overpass

Erie County, New York

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Electric Avenue on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Blasdell, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1897
Railroads
- Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.7 ft.
Total length: 125.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.80271, -78.82893   (decimal degrees)
42°48'10" N, 78°49'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/677528/4741192 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Buffalo SE
Inventory numbers
NY 7708622 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 57609 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,416)
Blasdell, New York (4)
Buffalo Southern Railroad (6)
Built 1897 (202)
Built during 1890s (2,574)
Deck girder (4,779)
Erie County, New York (138)
Girder (8,560)
Have street view (23,757)
 New York (3,417)
Norfolk Southern Railway (1,485)
Open (37,192)
Owned by railroad (10,403)
Plate girder (6,568)
Railroad (13,777)
Span length 25-50 feet (14,093)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,386)

Update Log 

  • August 23, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 17, 2015: Updated by Luke: Converted redundant entry into an entry for an unlisted bridge
  • May 21, 2015: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • September 3, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • August 15, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Mapped
  • August 15, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

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NS - Electric Avenue Overpass
Posted August 23, 2017, by george oakley (georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

I saw an abandoned truss bridge where the n/s rail crosses other railroad tracks between Electric Ave and Rte 5.Anybody know about this bridge?It's next to another truss bridge which is being used.

NS - Electric Avenue Overpass
Posted August 23, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

April 8th 2024!