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Uncle Sam Bridge (Old)
Description
This bascule bridge is of the Strauss bascule bridge designed by Joseph Strauss and was submitted to the State of New York Department of Public Works Divison of Highways.Facts
- Overview
- Lost warren pony truss bridge over Catskill Creek on Route 385
- Location
- Catskill, Greene County, New York
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1930;Replaced 1992
- Builders
- - G.D. Neer (Supervising Engineer)
- John Johnson Construction Co. of Buffalo, New York (Contractor)
- State of New York Department of Public Works Division of Highways (Design)
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Design
- Bascule warren pony truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.21735, -73.86691 (decimal degrees)
42°13'02" N, 73°52'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/593520/4674529 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Hudson South
- Inventory number
- BH 61348 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- August 10, 2017: Updated by Luke: removed streetview: Bridge replaced in 1992
- August 10, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- June 14, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added info + map & HAER photographs
- June 14, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler
Sources
- Douglas Butler
- Luke
- HAER NY-172 - Uncle Sam Bridge, County Route 385, spanning Catskill Creek, Catskill, Greene County, NY
- Dana and Kay Klein
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Hey Luke It was a bascule bridge in Catskill NY before it was replaced