Pont de Rennes

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Facts 

Overview

Triple intersection warren deck truss bridge over Geneseee River on Pont de Rennes

Location

Rochester, Monroe County, New York

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1891; Converted to pedestrian use 1982

Builders

- John F. Alden of Cohoes, New York
- Leffert L. Buck of Canton, New York (Design)

Design

Triple intersection warren deck truss

Dimensions

Total length: 858.0 ft.

Also called

Platt Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.16284, -77.61564   (decimal degrees)
43°09'46" N, 77°36'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/287362/4782219 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Rochester East

Inventory number

BH 68875 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 20, 2020: New photo from Josh Schmid
• February 11, 2018: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• November 29, 2016: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
• August 14, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
• August 13, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

Sources 

• Luke
• Rochester and the Post Express: A History of the City of Rochester from the Earliest Times : the Pioneers and Their Predecessors, Frontier Life in the Genesee Country, Biographical Sketches : with a Record of the Post Express - Book
• Engineering and Building Record and the Sanitary Engineer, Volume 21 - Book (Shows bids recieved)
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Josh Schmid

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