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Canalside Park Squire Wipple Truss Bridges

Erie County, New York

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SW bridge-looking NE

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in May 2016

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BH Photo #354809

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Description 

"Although this bridge is modern it is built based on Squire Whipple's original bridge and design at this location."-James McCray See related bridge http://bridgehunter.com/ny/erie/bh49443/

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over park on Pedestrian
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 2001 as a reconstruction of the 1850's bridge in same location using Squire Wipple's original blueprints.-per James McCray
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87826, -78.87803   (decimal degrees)
42°52'42" N, 78°52'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/673301/4749479 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 72487 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Bowstring pony truss (196)
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Buffalo, New York (37)
Erie County, New York (131)
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New York (3,177)
Open to pedestrians (3,536)
Owned by city (4,489)
Pony truss (15,052)
Truss (29,448)

Update Log 

  • June 12, 2016: New Street View added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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