AMTK - Erie Boulevard Overpass

Photos 

Photo taken by Doug Kerr

Enlarge

BH Photo #178028

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Baltimore through truss bridge over Erie Boulevard on Amtrak

Location

Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1905 over Erie Canal; later became Erie Boulevard

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)

Design

Baltimore through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 162.7 ft.
Total length: 167.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.81667, -73.94139   (decimal degrees)
42°49'00" N, 73°56'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/586542/4740999 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Schenectady

Inventory numbers

NY 7203319 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26765 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 15, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 21, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• March 10, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• January 1, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• March 9, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected build date
• January 29, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Changed name: CSX does not use this bridge
• September 19, 2010: New photo from Doug Kerr

Related Bridges 

• D&H - Erie Canal Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Doug Kerr
• Luke
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Geoff Hubbs

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