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Osborne Bridge

Warren County, New York

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Osborne Bridge

Photo from warrensburgheritagetrail

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

View this photo at warrensburgheritagetrail.org

BH Photo #476546

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Schroon River on Elm Street
Location
Warrensburg, Warren County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built either in 1882 or 1887; repaired 1904, 1912, and 1916; replaced 1934
Design
Two-span, pin-connected Pratt pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.49138, -73.77041   (decimal degrees)
43°29'29" N, 73°46'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/599419/4816117 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 89988 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,068)
Built 1882 (170)
Built during 1880s (2,294)
Lost (29,991)
Lost 1934 (88)
Lost during 1930s (1,075)
New York (4,957)
Owned by city (6,162)
 Pony truss (17,224)
Pratt pony truss (4,020)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Replaced by new bridge (20,405)
Truss (36,759)
Warren County, New York (55)
Warrensburg, New York (9)

Update Log 

  • December 3, 2021: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type and some history
  • July 19, 2020: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

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Osborne Bridge
Posted December 3, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

http://bridgehunter.com/ny/warren/3305130/

Appears to be the same as this one.

Osborne Bridge
Posted December 3, 2021, by Paul Plassman

I added a link with a lot of history about this crossing. Also note that the link says it was built in 1887, while it looks like the year on photo 2, while not terribly distinct, is 1882.