Five Arch Bridge

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Five Arch Bridge from downstream

Photo taken by Patrick J. McCormick

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Description

Built in 1856-57 by the Genesee Valley Railroad to span the Conesus Lake Outlet on the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mount Morris line. This bridge is 200 feet long, 12 feet wide and constructed of limestone mined from a local quarry. The line was electrified in 1907 by the Erie Railroad, with three interurban trolley runs daily between the City of Rochester and the Village of Mount Morris. In 1941 the Avon to Mount Morris branchline was abandoned and the rails over the bridge were removed.

Facts

Overview: Stone arch bridge over Conesus Lake Outlet
Location: Avon, Livingston County, New York
Status: Closed to all traffic
Future prospects: Bridge has become center piece of small town park and preservation is on-going.
History: Built in 1857 by Genesee Valley R.R. (Erie / Erie-Lackawanna R.R.) over the Conesus Lake Outlet.
Railroads: - Erie Railroad (ERIE)
- Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad (R&GV)
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Span length: 200.0 ft.
Total length: 200.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on January 4, 2012
Approximate latitude, longitude: +42.89873, -77.76413 (decimal degrees)
42°53'55" N, 77°45'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/274323/4753276 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Caledonia
Inventory numbers: NRHP 11001001 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 48442 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

January 8, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
August 6, 2014: New Street View added by Luke
March 20, 2011: New photos from Patrick J. McCormick
March 18, 2011: Added by Patrick J. McCormick

Sources

Patrick J. McCormick - pbem [at] rochester [dot] rr [dot] com
Luke
Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net