Gaines Basin Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Jack Schmidt July 2014

BH Photo #312695

Overview: Through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Gaines Basin Road
Location: Orleans County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1912
Builder: - Lackawanna Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York
Design: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 198.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.25544, -78.22338 (decimal degrees)
43°15'20" N, 78°13'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/725383/4792925 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Kent
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 1,004
Inventory numbers: NY 4445140 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26590 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2017): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 69.9 (out of 100)
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Gaines Basin Road Bridge

Posted May 9, 2019, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

You would have to see if county road records still exist for 1912 to get exact dates. I'm guessing it was completed in a few months.

Gaines Basin Road Bridge

Posted May 9, 2019, by Steven Griffith (Sgriffith_5555 [at] yahoo [dot] com )

When did they start building this bridge and how long did it take to complete is? Gaines Basin Truss Bridge.