Oswego Canal Bridge

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Oswego Canal Bridge

Syracuse NY

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #290792

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck girder bridge over Oswego Canal on North Salina Street

Location

Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York

Status

Filled in after been destroyed

Design

Single leaf deck girder bascule with 52 degree skew and fixed trunnion design.

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.05979, -76.15275   (decimal degrees)
43°03'35" N, 76°09'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/406132/4768098 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Syracuse West

Inventory number

BH 62331 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 6, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added info and historical article.
• November 3, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• August 13, 2015: New photos from Luke
• August 5, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Vintage Postcard Bascule Bridge Over Oswego Canal - Syracuse NY Drawbridge ebay
• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs
• Nathan Holth
• Popular Mechanics - Google Books - Historical article.

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