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Ponquogue Bridge (Old)

Suffolk County, New York

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Photo taken by Adam Moss

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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Overview
Lost Bridge over Shinnecock Bay on Lighthouse Road
Location
Hampton Bays, Suffolk County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects
Approaches converted into a marine park Main span turned into an artificial reef
History
Built 1930; Replaced 1986 with main span being dumped at the Shinnecock artificial reef and the approaches being reused as fishing piers; Section of fishing pier damaged by Hurricane Sandy 2012; Aforementioned section removed 2013
Dimensions
Total length: 1,000.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84449, -72.50072   (decimal degrees)
40°50'40" N, 72°30'03" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/710696/4524501 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 81689 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (14,366)
Built 1930 (1,666)
Built during 1930s (11,242)
Converted to a fishing pier (10)
Converted to an artificial reef (7)
Hampton Bays, New York (8)
Have street view (25,401)
Lost (22,246)
Lost 1986 (130)
Lost during 1980s (1,198)
 Movable (2,843)
Navigable waterway (2,091)
New York (3,838)
Preserved (1,126)
Replaced by new bridge (14,839)
Suffolk County, New York (60)
Swing (1,356)
Timber stringer (3,704)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,736)

Update Log 

  • May 25, 2018: New Street View added by Luke

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