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Glen Falls Iron Bridge

Saratoga County, New York, and Warren County, New York

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Hudson River on Glens Street
Location
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)

Categories 

19th Century (8,400)
Arch (12,662)
Beam (16,890)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Built 1890 (293)
Built during 1890s (3,195)
Deck arch (11,898)
Destroyed by flood (613)
Glens Falls, New York (9)
Hudson River (69)
Hudson Valley Railway (12)
Interurban (1,000)
Lenticular through truss (91)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,544)
 Lost 1913 (169)
Lost during 1910s (654)
New York (4,894)
Owned by city (6,086)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,463)
Saratoga County, New York (100)
South Glens Falls, New York (6)
Steel stringer (6,713)
Stone arch (3,285)
Through truss (16,821)
Truss (35,508)
Vertical Endposts (81)
Warren County, New York (55)

Update Log 

  • December 10, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • 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

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Bridge over the Hudson River at Glen Falls, NY
Posted March 30, 2016, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

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.