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Vischers Ferry Bridge

Saratoga County, New York
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Southwestern Portal, Looking Northeast

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Overview
Bowstring pony truss bridge over abandoned section of Erie Canal on a pedestrian walkway in Vischer Ferry Nature and Historic Preserve
Location
Saratoga County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Built 1869 over the Erie Canal at Fultonville; relocated 1919 to cross Cayadutta Creek at Fonda; moved and preserved 1996-98
Builder
- Squire Whipple of Albany, New York
Design
Cast & wrought iron bowstring pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 75.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.79272, -73.79584   (decimal degrees)
42°47'34" N, 73°47'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/598478/4738499 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Niskayuna
Inventory number
BH 44096 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,139)
Bowstring pony truss (194)
Bowstring truss (376)
Built 1869 (59)
Built during 1860s (385)
Cast iron (63)
HAER documented (1,096)
Have street view (21,750)
New York (3,125)
One-lane traffic (7,412)
Open to pedestrians (3,496)
 Pony truss (15,004)
Preserved (1,050)
Relocated (625)
Saratoga County, New York (82)
Squire Whipple (16)
Total length 75-100 feet (5,875)
Truss (29,328)
Whipple Cast+Wrought Iron Arch/Bowstring (9)
Wooden deck (5,845)
Wrought Iron (365)

Update Log 

  • March 22, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • May 5, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Wrought Iron", "One-lane traffic", "Wooden deck"
  • September 16, 2012: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • February 12, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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Vischers Ferry Bridge
Posted February 18, 2015, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Grant for signs:

http://www.timesunion.com/news/slideshow/Capital-Region-phot...