Cove Road Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss bridge over Erie Barge Canal on Cove Road in Sylvan Beach
- Location
- Oneida County, New York
- Status
- Intact but closed to all traffic
- History
- Built 1908; rehabilitated 1955
- Builder
- - Groton Bridge Co. of Groton, New York
- Design
- Pennsylvania through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 183.7 ft.
Total length: 302.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.20222, -75.71194 (decimal degrees)
43°12'08" N, 75°42'43" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/442161/4783517 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Sylvan Beach
- Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
- 36
- Inventory numbers
- NY 4426090 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26486 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of December 2017)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 22.9 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- December 10, 2016: New photo from Dave King
- November 24, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- January 9, 2014: Updated by CANALLER: Added Info.
- January 2, 2011: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Added truss type
- January 2, 2011: New photos from Doug Kerr
Sources
- Doug Kerr
- Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Dana and Kay Klein
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Comments
Is this nick named silver car bridge?
Thanks!
I don't think the postcard image is of this bridge.
They should reopen either this bridge, or Higginsville Road Bridge. Route 13 through Sylvan Beach can't handle the traffic and the other night there was an accident that caused traffic in the beach to come to a standstill for hours while it was cleaned up and evaluated. I have sent e-mails and letters to the state DOT on this matter and was rudely told "no way". Higginsville Road at one time was on track to be used as an alternate truck route. (Hence the big over thought bridge in Fish Creek Landing. But, the Coast Guard Auxilary also needs the use of Cove Road as do some local fire departments. Let's get something done here New York State! Afterall, you've spent all kinds of money on bridges that only see traffic during salmon season.
THIS BRIDGE NEEDS TO BE REOPENED HOW ABOUT USING STIMULAS MONEY TO REPLACE BRIDGE
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This bridge has been closed for about 4 or more years with over grown grass on both approaches. It is to be replaced sometime this year but I was really hoping they would instead rehabilitate this one as these historical trusses are getting rarer by the year, especially one that is over 110 years old. The bridge itself looks in good shape other than peeling paint but the cement supports are getting rough. A re-hab like they did on Delta Dam would be easy enough.