Mohawk River

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Amsterdam Bridge (1821) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1821; Replaced 1839
Lost Bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Amsterdam Bridge (1843) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1843; North span washed away by part of the Caughnawaga Bridge & replaced iwth a bowstring 1865; Washed Away & Replaced 1876
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

Amsterdam Bridge (1876) (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1876; One Post truss span washed away by flooding 1913; Replacement timber trestle span washed away 1914; Replaced 1916
Lost Post through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Destroyed by flooding

AMTK - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Deck plate girder bridge over Mohawk River on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Barnes Avenue Mohawk River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1935
Pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on 921F Barnes Avenue in Utica
Open to traffic

Bridge Street Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built sometime after previous covered bridge was lost in 1897; replaced 1954
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Bridge Street Covered Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1841; replaced 1897 with Baltimore through truss
Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Burr Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1809; Replace 1871
Lost Covered Burr arch-cable suspension bridge over Mohawk River on Washington Avenue
Replaced by a new bridge

Canajoharie-Palatine Bridge (1826) 32-39-03x (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1826; Burned 1901
Lost covered through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Destroyed by fire

Cohoes-Waterford Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1933
Concrete arch bridge over Mohawk River on NY 32
Replaced by a new bridge

CP - Cohoes Falls Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Warren Spans built 1927
Lattice deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on Railroad
Open to traffic

Crescent Aqueduct (Albany County, New York)
Built 1825; Removed 1915
Lost stone arch bridge over Mohawk River on Erie Canal
Removed

CSX - Mohawk River Arch Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Mohawk River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Mohawk River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on CSX Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Approach spans replaced 2011-12
Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Mohawk River on CSX Selkirk Branch
Open to traffic

D&H - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1872, rebuilt 1885, replaced 1912
Lost Double-intersection Warren deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on Delaware & Hudson Railway
Replaced by a new bridge

FJ&G - Scotia Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville Railroad
Removed

Fonda-Fultonville Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Bridge Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Fort Hunter Barge Canal Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1910; rehabilitated 2003
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Barge Canal on CR 27 in Tribes Hill
Open to traffic

Freeman's Bridge (Old) (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1917; Replaced 1985
Lost Camelback through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Freeman's Bridge Road/Erie Boulevard
Replaced by a new bridge

Freeman's Bridge (Older) (Schenectady County, New York)
Replaced 1917
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Golf Course Road Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built ca.1885 and possibly relocated in 1910; rehabilitated 1959
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Golf Course Road in Rome
Open to traffic

Hansen Avenue Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Built 1939
Pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Hansen Avenue in Little Falls
Open to traffic

Herkimer Mohawk River Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Lost Through truss bridge over Mohawk River and Erie Canal on S Washington Street
Replaced by a new bridge

Little Falls Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Abandoned lattice through truss bridge over Mohawk River Channel on South William Street in Little Falls
Abandoned

MHWA - Mohawk River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Warren through truss bridge over Mohawk river on Mohawk Adirondack and Northern Railroad
Open to traffic

Mohawk Avenue Bridge (Saratoga County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Champlain Canal on Mohawk Avenue
Abandoned

Mohawk Dam Lock 10 (Montgomery County, New York)
Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Dam
Open to river traffic

Mohawk Dam Lock 15 (Montgomery County, New York)
Parker through truss bridge over Mohawk River
Open to river traffic

Mohawk River Barge Canal Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1932; rehabilitated 1993
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River Barge Canal on NY 80 in Nelliston
Open to traffic

Mohawk River Barge Canal Bridge (OLD) (Montgomery County, New York)
Replaced 1932
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Mohawk River on River Street in Nelliston
Replaced by a new bridge

Mohawk River Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1905; rehabilitated 1998; replaced 1998
Lost pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Hillside Road
No longer exists

NS - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1911
Polygonal Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Mohawk River on Norfolk Southern Railway
Open to traffic

NYC - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1859, strengthened 1876, rebuilt 1889
Lost Howe deck truss bridge over Mohawk River on New York Central Railroad
Replaced by a new bridge

Palatine Bridge (Montgomery County, New York)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1972; replaced 2008
Polygonal Warren through truss bridge over Mohawk River on NY 10 in Palatine Bridge
Demolished and replaced.

Peebles Island Bridge (N) (Saratoga County, New York)
Built 1913; Repaired 2003
Warren through truss bridge over Canal Wharf on 2nd street
Open to traffic

Peebles Island Bridge (S) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1891; rehabilitated 1978
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Peebles Island South Access Road in Waterford
Open to traffic

Railroad Street - Mohawk River (Older) (Herkimer County, New York)
built during the mid to late 1890s based on plaque design.
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Railroad Street in Frankfort
Replaced by a new bridge

Railroad Street Bridge (Oneida County, New York)
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1956
Through truss bridge over Mohawk River on Railroad Street in Rome
Open to traffic

Rexford Aqueduct (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1842; Major sections removed 1918
Stone arch bridge over Mohawk River on Erie Canal


Rexford Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1965, replaced 2017
Through truss bridge over Erie Canal/Mohawk River on Balltown Rd. (N.Y.S. Rte. 146)
Replaced by a new bridge

Rexford Bridge (Original) (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1850; Replaced 1922
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Road
Replaced by a new bridge

Scotia Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1874; Destroyed 1922
Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Mohawk River on Washington Avenu
Destroyed by collision with ice

SRC - Aqueduct Trestle (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1904; Abandoned 1941; Removed 1943 for the metal to be used in the war effort.
Lost Pratt deck truss truss bridge over Mohawk River & Erie Canal on Schenectady Railway Co.
Removed but not replaced

ST - Mohawk River Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Mohawk River on PAR Rotterdam Branch
Open to traffic

Ted Wind Bridge (Herkimer County, New York)
Built 1982
Curved high-level steel stringer bridge over Mohawk River & Erie Canal on New York Route 169 in Little Falls
Open to traffic

Thaddeus Kosciusko Bridge (Albany County, New York)
Built 1959; rehabilitated 1976
Pair of steel through arch bridges over Mohawk River on I-87
Open to traffic

US 9 Mohawk River Bridge (1914) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1914; Replaced 1957
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Mohawk River on US 9
Replaced by a new bridge

US 9 Mohawk River Bridge (1957) (Albany County, New York)
Built 1957; Replaced 1996
Lost Steel stringer bridge over Mohawk River on US 9
Replaced by a new bridge

Western Gateway Bridge (Schenectady County, New York)
Built 1922-25; Replaced 1974
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Mohawk River on SR-5
Replaced by a new bridge