Queensbury-Moreau Viaduct

Photos 

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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Map 

Description 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Hudson River on Main/Glen Streets (US 9).

Location

Glens Falls, Saratoga County, New York, and Warren County, New York

Status

Replaced by a new bridge

Builders

- Concrete-Steel Engineering Co. of New York, New York (Design)
- Prescott & Callannan of Albany, New York (Contractor)

Design

Reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch, Melan arches

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 735.9 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.

Also called

Cooper's Cave Bridge
Main Street Bridge
Glen Street Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.30623, -73.64142   (decimal degrees)
43°18'22" N, 73°38'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/610184/4795718 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Glens Falls

Inventory number

BH 74444 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• April 12, 2022: Updated by Luke: Fixed duplicated builders
• April 12, 2022: Updated by Tony Dillon: Merged and added info
• November 16, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• March 31, 2018: Updated by Josh Schmid: Added information
• January 2, 2017: New photos from Dave King
• November 24, 2016: Added by Dana and Kay Klein
• March 23, 2016: Updated by Luke: Arch type, contractors, and image
• March 22, 2016: Updated by Luke: Arch type and image

Sources 

• Luke
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Josh Schmid
• The Stairway to Cooper's Cave - Information about bridge
• Geoff Hubbs
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com

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