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Prospect Street Bridge (Old)

Niagara County, New York

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Note: The following information comes from the National Bridge Inventory and has not been verified.
Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Erie Canal on Prospect Street in Lockport
Location
Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913; rehabilitated 1950; Replaced 2005
Design
Pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 117.8 ft.
Total length: 143.7 ft.
Deck width: 18.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.16426, -78.70145   (decimal degrees)
43°09'51" N, 78°42'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/686854/4781620 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lockport
Inventory numbers
NY 4454180 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26471 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (780)
Built during 1910s (8,997)
Erie Canal (126)
Lockport, New York (23)
Lost (20,000)
Lost 2005 (380)
Lost during 2000s (3,800)
New York (3,490)
 Niagara County, New York (76)
Owned by state (14,404)
Pony truss (15,245)
Replaced by new bridge (13,249)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,124)
Structurally deficient (17,802)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,437)
Truss (30,023)

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Prospect Street Bridge
Posted November 10, 2009, by Tom (tommyboy6181 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was demolished in 2005 after opening of the new Prospect Street bridge.