Vischers Ferry Bridge

Photos 

Southwestern Portal, Looking Northeast

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #154992

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

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 

Update Log 

• May 8, 2018: New photo from Z Fechten
• April 2, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
• 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

Sources 

• The Daily Gazette - March 18, 2001
• HAER NY-282 - Cayadutta Creek Bridge, Spanning Cayadutta Creek at private road, Fonda, Montgomery County, NY
• Luke
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
• Richard Doody

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