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NYC - Genesee River Bridge
Photos
Ap77 ex RWO Bridge
Bridge built by R W & O to their depot. Last used to carry coal to power station.
Photo taken by Ed Storey about 1980
BH Photo #223159
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned deck truss bridge over Genesee River on New York Central RR (abandoned)
- Location
- Rochester, Monroe County, New York
- Status
- Abandoned
- History
- Built 1887, Abandoned c1998
- Builder
- - Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
- Railroads
- - New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad (RW&O)
- Design
- Warren deck truss
- Also called
- Rochester Running Track Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.16993, -77.62251 (decimal degrees)
43°10'12" N, 77°37'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/286828/4783024 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Rochester East
- Inventory number
- BH 50711 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- September 16, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- February 24, 2019: Updated by Luke: added build date and builder
- August 21, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
- January 16, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
- February 21, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added types
- January 9, 2012: New photo from Ed Storey
- December 26, 2011: Added by Frank Hicks
Sources
- Frank Hicks
- Ed Storey
- Luke
- Dana and Kay Klein
- The Engineering Record, Building Record and Sanitary Engineer - Google Books - Book
- Geoff Hubbs
- Flickr - Brian Lee 1979 photo
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SOME DATA FROM: STRAINS ON RAILROAD BRIDGES BY THE NYS BOARD OF RR COMMISSIONERS, 1891. CHAS. F. STOWELL, ENGINEER, (PAGE 1507):
3 PL. GIRDERS x 40'; 3 PL. GIRDERS x 30' (TOWER BENTS); 3 LATTICE TRUSSES x 65'; 1 PRATT TRUSS x 100'; 1 PRATT TRUSS x 200'.
8 BENTS 27' TO 86' ABOVE TOP OF MASONRY; 2 MASONRY PIERS.