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Cemetery Road Bridge

Washington County, New York

Photos 

General View, South Side, View From West Bank To North

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #309685

Map 

Description 

The oldest known wrought iron truss, and the only surviving lenticular (parabolic) arch truss, bridge in Washington County, New York. A more detailed discussion of the lenticular truss and history of the Berlin Iron Bridge Company may be found in HAER NY-166, Ouaquaga, Dutchtown Road Bridge.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Relocated Lenticular pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Cemetery Road
Location
Washington County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge; Bridge moved to Rhule Road in Malta NY
History
Built 1888
Builder
- Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design
Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 47.0 ft.
Total length: 51.5 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.16080, -73.36989   (decimal degrees)
43°09'39" N, 73°22'12" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/632521/4779961 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Salem
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
298
Inventory numbers
NY 3203730 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 64503 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 94.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,332)
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. (202)
Built 1888 (237)
Built during 1880s (2,164)
Functionally obsolete (5,828)
HAER documented (1,122)
Lenticular pony truss (102)
Lenticular truss (192)
Lost (28,402)
Lost 1991 (328)
Lost during 1990s (4,140)
 NR-listed (3,013)
New York (4,886)
Owned by county (21,600)
Pin-connected (4,683)
Pony truss (17,004)
Relocated (1,035)
Replaced by new bridge (19,311)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,217)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,564)
Truss (35,396)
Washington County, New York (96)

Update Log 

  • December 22, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "Relocated",
  • December 11, 2014: Added by Nathan Holth

Related Bridges 

  • Ruhle Road Bridge (Parts reused in) - This bridge was moved to replace the Rhule Road Arch Bridge in 2001

Sources 

  • Nathan Holth
  • HAER NY-186 - Cemetery Road Bridge, Cemetery Road, spans Black Creek, 2 miles Southwest of Salem, Salem, Washington County, NY
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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