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NYC - Tonawanda Creek Bridge

Niagara County, New York, and Erie County, New York

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NYC - Tonawanda Creek Bridge

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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BH Photo #294602

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Overview
Through truss bridge over Tonawanda Creek/New York State Barge Canal on New York Central RR
Location
Tonawanda, Niagara County, New York, and Erie County, New York
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Railroads
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Through truss swing
Also called
NYC Bridge B18A
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02247, -78.88083   (decimal degrees)
43°01'21" N, 78°52'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/672669/4765489 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Tonawanda West
Inventory number
BH 63074 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,646)
County line crossing (533)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (168)
Double-intersection Warren truss (456)
Erie Canal (137)
Erie County, New York (210)
Have street view (26,938)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New York (4,402)
 New York Central Railroad (874)
Niagara County, New York (85)
Owned by railroad (12,415)
Penn Central Railroad (1,348)
Railroad (15,411)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,053)
Tonawanda, New York (14)
Truss (32,773)

Update Log 

  • November 22, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
  • July 14, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • July 13, 2016: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • July 16, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 6, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin
  • September 19, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Ian Martin
  • Railroad.net forums - Thread about bridge and another nearby
  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs

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