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LI - North Ocean Avenue Overpass (Older)

Suffolk County, New York

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Overview
Lost Brick arch bridge over North Ocean Avenue on Long Island Railroad
Location
Medford, Suffolk County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built ca 1850; Replaced ca. 1951
Railroads
- Commuter Rail
- Long Island Railroad (LI)
Design
Brick arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.81549, -73.01996   (decimal degrees)
40°48'56" N, 73°01'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/666992/4520161 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Patchogue
Inventory number
BH 70020 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,399)
Arch (12,662)
Brick arch (95)
Built 1850 (96)
Built during 1850s (494)
Commuter Rail (439)
Deck arch (11,898)
Holtsville, New York (2)
Long Island Railroad (84)
 Lost (28,540)
Lost 1951 (67)
Lost during 1950s (870)
Medford, New York (3)
New York (4,894)
Railroad (16,463)
Replaced by new bridge (19,413)
Suffolk County, New York (76)

Update Log 

  • November 18, 2015: Added by Luke

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LIRR - North Ocean Avenue Overpass (Older)
Posted June 27, 2020, by Andrew Werner (ajwerner [at] ieee [dot] org)

Here are pictures of the arch bridge

Prior to being called North Ocean ave the road was called Tunnel Road

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/medford/Tunnel-Rd-Medford_v...

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/medford/Medford_Tunnel-Rd_L...