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LI - Powell Creek Bridge (1903)

Nassau County, New York

Photo 

Photo taken by William J. Rugen

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org

BH Photo #504946

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Powell Creek on Long Island Railroad
Location
Oceanside, Nassau County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1903; Replaced 1926
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Long Island Railroad (LI)
- New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
Also called
LI - Bridge #3 (1903)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61704, -73.64995   (decimal degrees)
40°37'01" N, 73°38'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/614197/4497122 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lawrence
Inventory number
BH 69785 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Barnum Island, New York (2)
Built 1903 (624)
Built during 1900s (7,649)
Commuter Rail (439)
Island Park, New York (3)
Long Island Railroad (84)
Lost (28,539)
Lost 1926 (70)
Lost during 1920s (642)
 Movable (3,116)
Nassau County, New York (110)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
New York (4,894)
New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (111)
Oceanside, New York (2)
Owned by railroad (13,505)
Replaced by new bridge (19,412)
Vertical lift (428)

Update Log 

  • August 26, 2021: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • October 23, 2015: Added by Luke

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LI - Powell Creek Bridge (1903)
Posted August 26, 2021, by Douglas Butler

Luke

this is your entry, tell me either this is a bascule bridge, lift bridge or a removable span ?