Dog Hollow Bridge

Map

An unusual variant where the entire upper chord/end posts were built up with X lacing instead of the more typical cover plates.

Overview: Lost Lenticular pony truss bridge over Little Salmon River on Dog Hollow Road
Location: Bombay, Franklin County, New York
Status: Removed but not replaced
History: Built 1883 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Closed 1986; Removed after 1992
Builders: - Corrugated Metal Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut [also known as Berlin Iron Bridge Co.]
- W.A Overhiser (Berlin Iron Bridge Co. agent responsible for erection)
Design: Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 63.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.94376, -74.54554 (decimal degrees)
44°56'38" N, 74°32'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/535853/4976803 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bombay
Inventory numbers: NY 3337310 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 79775 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
Fort Covington sun, November 04, 1982, Page 1, - Newspaper article describing temporary closing & pictures
Franklin Gazette, May 04, 1883, Page 2, - Note about the purchase of this bridge in April of 1883