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Billington's Bridge

Monroe County, New York

Photos 

Clover Street-Erie Canal

Monroe County Library System

View this photo at catalogplus.libraryweb.org

BH Photo #512415

Map 

Description 

Collapsed under a loaded potato truck.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Clover Street
Location
Monroe County, New York
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1867; Collapsed 1917
Builder
- Squire Whipple of Albany, New York (Designer)
Design
Whipple design bowstring pony truss
Also called
Clover Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.09108, -77.54399   (decimal degrees)
43°05'28" N, 77°32'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/292945/4774070 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95187 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,316)
Bowstring pony truss (346)
Bowstring truss (664)
Built 1867 (67)
Built during 1860s (592)
Collapsed (430)
Lost (28,382)
Lost 1917 (50)
 Lost during 1910s (649)
Monroe County, New York (162)
New York (4,879)
Pony truss (17,004)
Squire Whipple (49)
Truss (35,375)
Whipple Cast+Wrought Iron Arch/Bowstring (29)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2021: New photo from Tony Dillon
  • November 20, 2021: New photo from Tony Dillon

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