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Lockport Railroad Bridge

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South side

Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Overview
Deck truss bridge over the Erie Canal on Falls Road Railroad in Lockport
Location
Niagara County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902 by the King Bridge Co.
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Design
Riveted Baltimore deck truss
Also called
Upside Down Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.17352, -78.68985   (decimal degrees)
43°10'25" N, 78°41'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/687768/4782674 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Lockport
Inventory numbers
NYSBC E-231 (New York State Barge Canal bridge number)
BH 43070 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore deck truss (14)
Baltimore truss (162)
Built 1902 (244)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
Deck truss (953)
Erie Canal (91)
King Bridge Co. (160)
New York (1,767)
Niagara County, New York (32)
Open (28,309)
Truss (23,566)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com