Walton Bridge

Photos 

Walton Bridge, Keene, New York

Photo by Mwanner

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at Wikimedia Commons

BH Photo #317619

Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over East Ausable River on Doctor Ray Road

Location

Essex County, New York

Status

Destroyed by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene; replaced by new pedestrian bridge

History

Built 1890 by the Berlin Bridge Co.; Relocated here 1924; Closed 1990, Destroyed by flood 2011

Builder

- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut

Design

Lenticular through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 98.1 ft.
Total length: 99.1 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1999

Approximate latitude, longitude

+44.24474, -73.79786   (decimal degrees)
44°14'41" N, 73°47'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/595983/4899758 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Keene Valley

Inventory numbers

NRHP 99001326 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
NY 3302370 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 50949 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• August 16, 2020: New photo from Chester Gehman
• April 12, 2017: New photo from Michael Quiet
• March 3, 2015: Photo imported by Ian Martin
• January 14, 2012: Updated by J.P.: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Pin-connected", "Relocated"

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Wikipedia - Article on Bridge with photo
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
• Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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