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Byram River Bridge

Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut

Photos 

Photo taken by John Reidy in May 2010

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BH Photo #165803

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Byram River on US 1 in Port Chester
Location
Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1888
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 32.8 ft.
Total length: 96.8 ft.
Deck width: 30.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.01219, -73.65533   (decimal degrees)
41°00'44" N, 73°39'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/613069/4540980 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Glenville
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
15,760
Inventory numbers
NY 1000122 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 27088 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of May 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 49.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,626)
Arch (12,157)
Built 1888 (222)
Built during 1880s (2,010)
Connecticut (775)
Deck arch (11,394)
Fairfield County, Connecticut (177)
NR-eligible (4,056)
New York (4,436)
 Open (39,977)
Owned by state (16,043)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,708)
State line crossing (854)
Stone arch (3,072)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,598)
US 1 (111)
Westchester County, New York (224)

Update Log 

  • May 18, 2010: New photos from John Reidy

Sources 

  • John Reidy
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Byram River Bridge
Posted February 24, 2020, by none (none [at] none [dot] com)

This bridge is in a very historical place. It was where Route #1 intersects the Byram River. The intersection was a high traffic area even before the USA was a country. Route #1 used to originally be an Indian footpath before turning into the Boston Post Rd. The river used to be faster and deeper before mills built dams and US Army Corps Engineers built ponds up the the river for flood control. There is a white stone carving/plaque in the middle of the bridge when walking over it. It is etched with words. It would be nice if someone can post of image of it here. I always wondered what was written on it. Adjacent to this intersection/bridge is the Lyon Homestead which is one of the oldest houses in the USA.