Dix Bridge

Photos 

Portal

Photo taken by Mike Bielkiewicz

BH Photo #417007

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

3 span Double Intersection Warren through truss bridge over Hudson River on Dix Bridge Rd.

Location

Washington County, New York, and Saratoga County, New York

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1895; Closed 1995; Rehabilitated for pedestrian use 2013

Builder

- R.F. Hawkins Iron Works of Springfield, Massachusetts

Design

3 span Double-intersection Warren through truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 143.7 ft.
Total length: 425.9 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.6 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

Clark's Mills Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.11682, -73.57575   (decimal degrees)
43°07'01" N, 73°34'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/615869/4774772 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Schuylerville

Inventory numbers

NY 3306380 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 27043 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 14, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix map marker
• April 8, 2018: New photos from Josh Schmid
• March 29, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
• January 27, 2018: Added photo from Mike Bielkiewicz
• October 7, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• June 11, 2015: Updated by Michael Quiet: Noted that bridge has been rehabilitated and is now open for pedestrian use
• June 23, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "R.F. Hawkins Iron Works"
• June 23, 2014: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added builder
• January 11, 2014: Updated by CANALLER: Added Info & Photo.
• January 11, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt

Sources 

• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Flickr
• Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Richard Doody
• Josh Schmid
• Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com

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