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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over New Croton Reservoir on Taconic State Parkway
Location
Westchester County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1989
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 750.0 ft.
Total length: 960.0 ft.
Deck width: 39.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.0 ft.
Also called
New Croton Reservoir Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.23750, -73.81250   (decimal degrees)
41°14'15" N, 73°48'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/599512/4565802 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ossining
Inventory numbers
NY 5502190 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 27131 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2007)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2002)
61,563

Update Log 

  • October 23, 2008: Updated by Anthony Dillon: Changed common name

Sources 

  • Anthony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • John Reidy - jmreidy [at] hotmail [dot] com

Comments 

AMVETS Memorial Bridge
Posted October 23, 2008, by Anthony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

John

Thanks for the photos of this beauty. Looks like she is getting a new coat of paint.

I updated the name of the bridge.

Tony