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FRR - Upside-Down Bridge

Niagara County, New York

Photos 

South side

Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Facts 

Overview
Deck truss bridge over the Erie Canal on Falls Road Railroad in Lockport
Location
Lockport, Niagara County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1902 by the King Bridge Co.
Builder
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Falls Road Railroad (FRR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Riveted Baltimore deck truss
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)
Quadrangle map:
Lockport
Inventory number
BH 43070 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore deck truss (37)
Baltimore truss (386)
Built 1902 (590)
Built during 1900s (7,682)
Conrail (1,714)
Deck truss (1,940)
Erie Canal (148)
Falls Road Railroad (4)
Have street view (29,148)
King Bridge Co. (440)
 Lockport, New York (24)
New York (4,911)
New York Central Railroad (1,001)
Niagara County, New York (99)
Open (41,012)
Owned by railroad (13,564)
Penn Central Railroad (1,544)
Railroad (16,512)
Truss (35,919)

Update Log 

  • April 2, 2022: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • September 24, 2020: New photo from Mike Niethe
  • July 3, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 22, 2017: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 15, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • January 26, 2014: Updated by CANALLER: Added Info & Photo.
  • July 27, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Dana and Kay Klein
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Mike Niethe - michaelniethe [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Josh Schmid

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