West Canada Creek Bridge (Fifth)

Photos 

Middleville circa 1920

Old Postcard View

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BH Photo #392715

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Lenticular Through truss bridge over West Canada Creek on Bridge Street in Middleville

Location

Middleville, Herkimer County, New York

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

History

Built 1888 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Replaced 1936

Builder

- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut

Design

Lenticular through truss

Dimensions

Total length: 190.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.13814, -74.97046   (decimal degrees)
43°08'17" N, 74°58'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/502402/4776155 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Middleville

Inventory number

BH 77401 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• December 27, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• December 28, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Noted truss type and builder
• May 28, 2017: Added by Dana and Kay Klein

Related Bridges 

• West Canada Creek Bridge (Successor)

Sources 

• Dana and Kay Klein
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
• Herkimer Democrat, January 09, 1889 - NYS Historic Newspapers - Engineers report about the bridge not being as strong as advertised.
• Geoff Hubbs

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