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Tonawanda Railroad Bridge

Erie County, New York, and Niagara County, New York
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Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Overview
Bascule through truss bridge over the Barge Canal (Erie Canal) between Tonawanda and North Tonawanda
Location
North Tonawanda, Erie County, New York, and Niagara County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
Design
Warren through truss bascule with overhead counterweight
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 127.0 ft.
Total length: 489.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02255, -78.87211   (decimal degrees)
43°01'21" N, 78°52'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/673380/4765516 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Tonawanda East
Inventory numbers
NYSBC E-246 (New York State Barge Canal bridge number)
NY 4453060 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 43067 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1974)
4,000

Categories 

Bascule (560)
Built 1918 (332)
Built during 1910s (6,761)
CSX Railroad (583)
Erie Canal (91)
Erie County, New York (73)
Movable (1,360)
Navigable waterway (1,453)
New York (1,769)
 Niagara County, New York (32)
North Tonawanda, New York (2)
Open (28,458)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,966)
Through truss (9,256)
Total length 250-500 feet (3,383)
Truss (23,618)
Warren through truss (935)
Warren truss (3,959)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com

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