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Five Arch Bridge

Livingston County, New York

Photos 

Five Arch Bridge from downstream

Photo taken by Patrick J. McCormick

BH Photo #195465

Map 

Street View 

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)

Categories 

19th Century (8,655)
Arch (12,685)
Avon, New York (8)
Built 1857 (57)
Built during 1850s (530)
Closed (2,764)
Deck arch (11,920)
Erie Railroad (307)
Have street view (29,239)
 Livingston County, New York (65)
NR-listed (3,014)
New York (4,911)
Preserved (1,230)
Railroad (16,520)
Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad (1)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,077)
Stone arch (3,296)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,523)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • December 2, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • 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
  • Dana and Kay Klein

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