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Adam Street Bridge

Niagara County, New York
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Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on North Adam Street in Lockport
Location
Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1918
Design
Warren pony truss with no verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 96.8 ft.
Total length: 129.9 ft.
Deck width: 23.6 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.17861, -78.68250   (decimal degrees)
43°10'43" N, 78°40'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/688350/4783256 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lockport
Inventory numbers
NY 4454140 (New York State bridge identification number)
NYSBC E-229 (New York State Barge Canal bridge number)
BH 26469 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 21.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
590

Categories 

Built 1918 (329)
Built during 1910s (6,729)
Erie Canal (91)
Flared (407)
Lockport, New York (8)
Movable (1,355)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
New York (1,767)
Niagara County, New York (32)
Open (28,310)
Owned by state (9,808)
 Pony truss (13,217)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,137)
Truss (23,568)
Vertical lift (275)
Warren pony truss (1,987)
Warren pony truss with no verticals (19)
Warren truss (3,958)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
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Adam Street Bridge
Posted July 31, 2011, by Tom (tdwujek [at] gmail [dot] com)

As of May 2011, the Adam St bridge has been shut down to all vehicles due to deterioration of the structure and the lift pits. One sidewalk has also been shut down on the bridge. The bridge now has been left in its raised position and only 1 sidewalk remains open for pedestrian use.

It is unclear what the future of the bridge will be. There has been talk of demolishing it and having all traffic use the Exchange St or Matt Murphy Way bridges. There also has been talk of rehabilitation which would be similar to what was done with the Exchange St bridge back in the early 2000's where the bridge was dismembered, steel members were replaced/repaired as needed and the lift pits were entirely reconstructed.