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Helena Bridge

St. Lawrence County, New York

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St. Regis River Bridge

South approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2015

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BH Photo #323635

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over St. Regis River on CR 37
Location
Helena, St. Lawrence County, New York
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1900 by Canton Bridge Co; Rehabilitated 1965; Closed c.2000
Builder
- Canton Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design
2 span pin connected Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 140.8 ft.
Total length: 292.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
St. Regis River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.92257, -74.72634   (decimal degrees)
44°55'21" N, 74°43'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/521597/4974385 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hogansburg
Inventory numbers
NY 3340570 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26852 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

7-panel truss (530)
A-frame portal (532)
Built 1900 (961)
Built during 1900s (7,736)
Canton Bridge Co. (216)
Closed (2,764)
Cresting (57)
Finials (125)
Helena, New York (2)
NR-eligible (4,125)
New York (4,957)
One-lane traffic (7,995)
 Owned by county (21,715)
Painted green (166)
Pin-connected (5,037)
Pratt through truss (6,228)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,495)
St. Lawrence County, New York (110)
Steel grate deck (471)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Through truss (17,848)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,609)
Truss (36,746)

Update Log 

  • August 7, 2021: New photo from Steve Conro
  • April 27, 2015: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Pin-connected", "Steel grate deck", "7-panel truss", "A-frame portal"

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com

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