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Black Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Doug Kerr
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
BH Photo #272800
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Pedestrian Walkway
- Location
- Catskill, Greene County, New York
- Status
- Closed
- Future prospects
- A grant of $2-1/2 Million to repair and re-open this bridge was officially awarded by N.Y.S. today.
- History
- Built 1882 to serve foot traffic and the Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad, Railroad service ended 1918.
- Railroads
- - Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad (C&C)
- Rail-to-trail
- Design
- Wrought iron four span pin-connected Pratt through truss.
- Also called
- C&C- Black Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.22171, -73.86904 (decimal degrees)
42°13'18" N, 73°52'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/593338/4675012 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Hudson South
- Inventory number
- BH 48838 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 12, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- August 6, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- January 16, 2014: Updated by CANALLER: Added Info.
- January 13, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Canajoharie & Catskill Railroad", "Railroad", "Rail-to-trail", "Pin-connected"
- May 31, 2011: Added by Nathan Holth
Related Bridges
- CSX - Catskill Creek Bridge (Upstream)
Sources
- Nathan Holth
- Register-Star - Article
- Panoramio Bridge Photo - Portal View On Bridge
- Panoramio Bridge Photo - Panoramic view.
- Flickr Photo - View Beside Bridge.
- Luke
- Dana and Kay Klein
© Copyright 2002-17, James Baughn and contributors.
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Black Bridge is closed. I read somewhere it got hit hard by Irene. I'm adding a couple of pictures.