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Peace Bridge

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Pedestrian Lane to Canada

Photo taken by Mark Frazier August 2007

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Overview
Steel arch and through truss bridge over Niagara River in Buffalo
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 423.9 ft.
Total length: 3,997.9 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Deck width: 35.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.90639, -78.90194   (decimal degrees)
42°54'23" N, 78°54'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/671271/4752554 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Buffalo NW
Inventory numbers
NY 5516290 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26023 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 12/2011)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 58.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
16,600

Update Log 

  • February 15, 2009: New photos from Mark Frazier

Sources 

  • Mark Frazier - mfrazier [at] kc [dot] rr [dot] com
  • Wikipedia

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Peace Bridge
Posted August 2, 2009, by Doug Kerr (dougtone [at] gribblenation [dot] net)

October 2008 photos, as seen from the Buffalo, NY bank of the Niagara River.

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Peace Bridge
Posted March 27, 2008, by Mikey (darkorazu13 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Just curious as the height above the river the peace bridge deck is actually.