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CSX Railroad Bridge

Schenectady County, New York
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Photo taken by Doug Kerr

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Facts 

Overview
Concrete arch bridge over Broadway
Location
Schenectady County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1905
Design
Arch
Dimensions
Span length: 69.9 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.80306, -73.95417   (decimal degrees)
42°48'11" N, 73°57'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/585516/4739475 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Schenectady
Inventory numbers
NY 7203220 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
2,120

Categories 

Arch (9,420)
Built 1905 (550)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
CSX Railroad (581)
Deck arch (8,703)
Have street view (9,908)
New York (1,767)
 Open (28,319)
Owned by railroad (4,052)
Railroad (4,084)
Schenectady County, New York (17)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,897)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • April 16, 2012: New Street View added by Clark Vance
  • September 19, 2010: New photo from Doug Kerr

Sources 

  • Doug Kerr
  • Clark Vance - cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com
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CSX Railroad Bridge
Posted April 16, 2012, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

You can get close up and see the aggregate in the concrete using street view. There's also a 1910 date.

CSX Railroad Bridge
Posted April 16, 2012, by Rick

Longtime locals call this "The Peanut Bridge" because the tiny stones making up the surface finish of the bridge resemble shelled peanuts.