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Wilmington Bridge (old)

Essex County, New York

Photo 

Circa 1909

Old Postcard View

BH Photo #418908

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over West branch Ausable River on Route 86
Location
Wilmington, Essex County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1897 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1935
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 150.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.38907, -73.81767   (decimal degrees)
44°23'21" N, 73°49'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/594171/4915767 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wilmington
Inventory number
BH 74402 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,041)
Ausable River (23)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (155)
Built 1897 (252)
Built during 1890s (2,821)
Essex County, New York (64)
Lenticular through truss (71)
Lenticular truss (147)
 Lost (22,900)
New York (3,897)
Pin-connected (3,772)
Replaced by new bridge (15,262)
Through truss (14,343)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,749)
Truss (31,637)
Wilmington, New York (1)

Update Log 

  • March 2, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 5, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

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