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Glen Falls Iron Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Hudson River on Glens Street
- Location
- South Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York, and Warren County, New York
- Status
- Destroyed by flooding
- History
- Built 1890; Destroyed by flooding 1913; Replaced 1915
- Builder
- - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
- Railroads
- - Hudson Valley Railway (HVR)
- Interurban
- Design
- Lenticular through truss
- Also called
- Glen Falls Lenticular Bridge
Iron Bridge - Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.30533, -73.64039 (decimal degrees)
43°18'19" N, 73°38'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/610269/4795619 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Glens Falls
- Inventory number
- BH 71453 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 21, 2019: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
- September 5, 2018: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
- May 16, 2016: New photo from Art Suckewer
- March 30, 2016: Updated by Luke: Edited name to be a mix of the historic common name and the city's name
- March 30, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: Merged entries and added builder
- March 23, 2016: New photos from Luke
- March 22, 2016: Added by Luke
Related Bridges
- Queensbury-Moreau Viaduct (Successor)
- Glens Falls Covered Bridge (Predecessor)
Sources
- Luke
- Warren County Historical Society - Imagery + Info
- Dana and Kay Klein
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This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/ny/saratoga/bh71453/
Merged.
I kept this name and added the 'Iron Bridge' name to alternates as I think it will be easier to find. If anyone is unhappy with the decision, let me know.
Regards.
Art S.