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Ilion Moseley Bridge

Herkimer County, New York

Photos 

Bridge Square

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BH Photo #510906

Map 

Description 

Bridge crossed the Erie Canal near the southern end of what is now Central Avenue at a location known as "Bridge Square." The canal was filled in at the completion of the NYS Barge Canal.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Railroad Street in Ilion.
Location
Ilion, Herkimer County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Replaced by a lift bridge in 1897.
Builder
- Moseley Iron Bridge & Roof Co. of Boston, Massachusetts
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Also called
Bridge Square Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.01653, -75.03510   (decimal degrees)
43°00'60" N, 75°02'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/497139/4762651 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94853 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring pony truss (357)
Bowstring truss (700)
Herkimer County, New York (79)
Ilion, New York (4)
Lost (30,043)
Lost 1897 (24)
Lost during 1890s (221)
 Moseley Iron Bridge & Roof Co. (10)
New York (4,966)
Owned by township (3,369)
Pony truss (17,235)
Replaced by new bridge (20,448)
Truss (36,805)

Update Log 

  • October 28, 2021: New photos from Chester Gehman

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Sources 

  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Ilion Moseley Bridge
Posted October 28, 2021, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Fantastic bridge Chet!

Ilion Moseley Bridge
Posted October 28, 2021, by Nathan Holth (webmaster [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Wow, awesome find! Interesting overhead bracing.