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Fonda Bridge

Montgomery County, New York

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Mohawk RIver Bridge Fonda NY

Photo uploaded by Art S

View this photo at montgomery.nygenweb.net

BH Photo #350801

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bowstring through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Location
Fonda, Montgomery County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Photos 5 & 6 (view of destruction--) date from 1912-15.
Builder
- Simon de Graff of Syracuse, New York
Design
Whipple's patent cast iron Bowstring through truss, three spans.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.95033, -74.36928   (decimal degrees)
42°57'01" N, 74°22'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/551450/4755492 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tribes Hill
Inventory number
BH 71590 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring through truss (372)
Bowstring truss (750)
Cast iron (121)
Fonda, New York (6)
Lost (32,321)
Mohawk River (61)
Montgomery County, New York (81)
New York (5,330)
 Pin-connected (5,511)
Replaced by new bridge (22,027)
Simon de Graff (21)
Stone piers (300)
Through truss (19,326)
Truss (38,718)
Whipple Cast+Wrought Iron Arch/Bowstring (65)
Wrought Iron (499)

Update Log 

  • August 15, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added categories "Mohawk River", "Pin-connected", "Stone piers", "Whipple Cast+Wrought Iron Arch/Bowstring", "Cast iron", "Wrought Iron"
  • April 17, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • June 19, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 15, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Simon Degraff Builder
  • February 15, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • March 29, 2016: Added by ArtS

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