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155th Street Viaduct

New York County, New York

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155th Street Viaduct crossing the elevated railway at 8th Avenue New York

Photo taken from The Street Railway Journal - May 1892

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BH Photo #502235

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge
Location
New York City, New York County, New York
History
Built 1893
Builders
- Alfred P. Boller of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Designer)
- Hecla Iron Works of Brooklyn, New York (Subcontractor ornamental railing and staircases)
- Herbert Steward (Contractor)
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania (Subcontractor metal work)
Design
Deck plate girder
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 43.0 ft.
Total length: 1,400.0 ft.
Deck width: 62.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82954, -73.93836   (decimal degrees)
40°49'46" N, 73°56'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/589515/4520376 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93808 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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19th Century (9,637)
Alfred P. Boller (9)
Built 1893 (258)
Built during 1890s (3,390)
Deck girder (6,621)
Girder (11,666)
Have street view (30,435)
Hecla Iron Works (1)
Herbert Steward (1)
 New York (5,241)
New York City, New York (345)
New York County, New York (143)
Plate girder (9,180)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,487)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,049)
Union Bridge Co. (73)
Unknown status (1,836)

Update Log 

  • November 9, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 1, 2021: Added by Dave King

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