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R&S - Lyons Bridge

Wayne County, New York
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Description 

The former Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Bridge carried the Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Rapid interurban (RS&E) over the Erie Canal in Lyons, New York.

Financial issues forced the RS&E to merge with the Auburn & Northern Electric Railroad and the Syracuse, Lake Shore & Northern Railroad, forming Empire United Railways. The new company failed in 1915 and was dissolved into individual interurbans a year later.

The RS&E reorganized as the Rochester & Syracuse Railroad in 1917. It remained in operation until June 27, 1931 when it was abandoned. The railroad bridge superstructures were later removed.

A Warren truss bridge to carry a natural gas pipeline was constructed on some of the piers of the RS&E Bridge in 1956.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren through truss bridge over Erie Canal on Rochester & Syracuse Railroad
Location
Lyons, Wayne County, New York
Status
Removed but not replaced
Builder
- Owego Bridge Co. of Owego, New York
Railroads
- Interurban
- Rochester & Syracuse Railroad (R&S)
- Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Rapid Railroad (RS&E)
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 992.0 ft.
Also called
RS Bridge #4
RS&E Bridge #4
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.06258, -76.99715   (decimal degrees)
43°03'45" N, 76°59'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/337379/4769699 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 73450 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1906 (535)
Built during 1900s (6,194)
Deck girder (4,372)
Erie Canal (124)
Girder (7,727)
Have street view (21,628)
Interurban (757)
Lost (18,332)
Lost 1931 (33)
Lost during 1930s (342)
Lyons, New York (2)
New York (3,094)
 Owego Bridge Co. (27)
Owned privately (1,247)
Plate girder (5,926)
Railroad (12,862)
Rochester & Syracuse Railroad (2)
Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern Rapid Railroad (2)
Through truss (12,781)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,488)
Truss (29,248)
Warren through truss (1,425)
Warren truss (5,689)
Wayne County, New York (34)

Update Log 

  • April 21, 2017: Updated by Luke: County change
  • April 20, 2017: Updated by Sherman Cahal: History
  • September 1, 2016: New Street View added by Luke

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Rochester, Syracuse & Eastern - Lyons Bridge
Posted April 21, 2017, by Alan Francis (alanefrancis [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Wayne county!!!!!!