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Niagara River Bridge

Niagara County, New York

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Niagara River on Mainland Green Is in Niagara Falls
Location
Niagara Falls, Niagara County, New York
Status
Closed to all traffic. Demolition and replacement being sought
History
Built 1934; rehabilitated 1965; truss span added in 2004; closed in 2015, awaiting removal and replacement
Design
Arch
Stone Arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 124.0 ft.
Total length: 410.1 ft.
Deck width: 19.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.08389, -79.06611   (decimal degrees)
43°05'02" N, 79°03'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/657415/4771945 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niagara Falls
Inventory numbers
NY 5522000 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26467 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2007)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
50

Categories 

Arch (11,200)
Built 1934 (697)
Built during 1930s (10,582)
Closed (2,409)
Deck arch (10,439)
Doomed (1,026)
Flared (406)
New York (3,177)
 Niagara County, New York (61)
Niagara Falls, New York (18)
Niagara River (12)
Owned by state (13,695)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,037)
Structurally deficient (18,441)
Total length 250-500 feet (4,604)

Update Log 

  • January 25, 2016: Updated by Jason Smith: Bridge to be replaced. See comment section for more details.

Sources 

  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
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Niagara River Bridge
Posted January 25, 2016, by Jason Smith (flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com)

Permits are being sought to shut down the American side of Niagara Falls to replace this and another bridge on the same road. It will be a twice in a lifetime opportunity and a first since 1969. More here: http://thebridgehunter.areavoices.com/2016/01/25/niagara-fal...