Ehrmentraut Farm Bridge
Photos
North Portal, Looking South.
Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record
View photos at Library of Congress
BH Photo #213388
Facts
- Overview
- Bridge over Black Creek on a farm access road
- Location
- Monroe County, New York
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1859 over Erie Canal in Brockport, NY. Relocated east of Brockport on Erie Canal in 1880. Relocated to its current location in 1910.
- Builders
- - John Hutchinson of Troy, New York
- Squire Whipple of Albany, New York
- Design
- Bowstring pony truss
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Also called
- Squire Whipple Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.08792, -77.83065 (decimal degrees)
43°05'17" N, 77°49'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/269600/4774467 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Clifton
- Inventory number
- BH 49563 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 22, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
- March 22, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- March 21, 2017: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
- September 10, 2011: Added by James McCray
Sources
- Dana and Kay Klein
- James McCray - jamesinslocomb [at] yahoo [dot] com
- HAER NY-284 - Ehrmanteraut Farm Bridge, Spanning Black Creet at Farm Road, Riga, Monroe, NY
- Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
- Luke
Comments
Nathan,
I had read that but forgotten - been distracted by other things. Thanks for reminding/correcting!
Thus, unfortunately, no chance of a stored third truss.
Regards,
Art S.
Art, I would like to draw your attention to my existing documentation of this bridge (prepared with help from Jim Stewart some years ago). As you will see, the bridge has been moved twice and by the time the bridge was moved to this farm, the third truss line was long-gone, having been disposed of during the first move. http://historicbridges.org/bridges/browser/?bridgebrowser=ne...
James,
While I realize the third truss line wasn't reused, If the farmer bought the bridge, wouldn't he buy the whole thing? If so, I would assume he made use of the third truss line around the farm rather than sell it for scrap. I could be wrong but, it seams reasonable. Just a thought.
Regards,
Art S.
THE BUILDER OF THIS WAS JOHN HUTCHINSON. THE THIRD MAIN
MEMBER WAS NOT RE-USED WHEN THE BRIDGE WAS MOVED FOR THE
FIRST TIME. THIS BRIDGE IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
Art it is worth the trip! No one around and didn't want to trespass so didn't go on or under. Appeared to be in fine shape of course wood deck maybe on a 20 year time frame for replacement but of no significance. There were deer and human footptints leading to it but doesn't look like it sees vehicle traffic.
Awesome indeed! This one is on my bucket list to see. Wonder if they kept and stored the third truss line when they moved the bridge. I doubt it, but wouldn't put it past a farmer to do so.
If I recall, Nathan has some great and detailed shots of this one on his site.
Regards,
Art S.
Visited this bridge today, AWESOME! Clearly and prominently marked as private. All photos from public right of way using digital zoom tech. Kudos to whomever preserves this one.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ny/monroe/ehrmentraut-farm/
ORIGINAL SITE: MAIN STREET, BROCKPORT. HAD THREE MAIN MEMBERS, TWO ROADWAYS, TWO SIDEWALKS. WHEN BROCKPORT GOT A LIFT BRIDGE, MOST OF THE WHIPPLE ARCH WAS RE-USED ON THE CANAL BUT JUST TWO MAIN MEMBERS. WHEN THE BARGE CANAL WAS BUILT, EHRMENTRAUT GOT THE TWO MAIN MEMBER VERSION AND HAULED TO THE LOCATION WHERE IT IS NOW.
THE FIRST MOVE WAS DONE BY THE CANAL FORCES, AND THEY WOULD HAVE STORED OR RE-USED THE THIRD MAIN MEMBER. VERY LIKELY IT WAS SCRAPPED UNLESS IT WAS RE-USED AT ANOTHER LOCATION.