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Alvord Road Bridge

Otsego County, New York
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Photo 

Br38a

Photo taken by Doug Kerr in September 2004

Map 

View Uglybridges.com report

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Delaware & Hudson Railroad on Alvord Road
Location
Otsego County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1924; replaced 2011
Design
Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 215.9 ft.
Deck width: 20.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.62859, -74.66275   (decimal degrees)
42°37'43" N, 74°39'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/527654/4719627 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
South Valley
Inventory numbers
NY 2228320 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26630 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1924 (525)
Built during 1920s (7,242)
Formerly NR-eligible (291)
Lost (11,117)
Lost 2011 (268)
Lost during 2010s (808)
New York (1,813)
Otsego County, New York (28)
 Owned by township (1,845)
Replaced by new bridge (7,608)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,037)
Through truss (9,579)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,886)
Truss (24,141)
Warren through truss (1,001)
Warren truss (4,163)

Update Log 

  • August 25, 2010: New photo from Doug Kerr

Sources 

  • Doug Kerr
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Alvord Road Bridge
Posted August 25, 2010, by Doug Kerr

This bridge is definitely open to all traffic, and I drove over the bridge during August 2010. I will admit that the bridge is in rough shape.