Fairmount Avenue Bridge

Photos 

General View, To West From North Bank

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #214607

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Kahn reinforced concrete arch bridge over Chadakoin River on Fairmount Avenue

Location

Chautauqua County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1910

Builders

- Edward C. Burns
- Mahoney & Swanson of Jamestown, New York
- Trussed Concrete Steel Co. of Detroit, Michigan (Reinforcing)

Design

Concrete closed spandrel deck arch, with Kahn type reinforcing as designed by Julius Kahn of Trussed Concrete Steel Company of Detroit, Michigan.

Dimensions

Total length: 157.8 ft.

Also called

Sixth Avenue Bridge
Boat Landing Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.09849, -79.25304   (decimal degrees)
42°05'55" N, 79°15'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/644458/4662187 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lakewood

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

5,886

Inventory numbers

NY 3362560 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25829 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 2017)

Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 19, 2019: Updated by Nathan Holth: Added reinforcement designer.
• December 3, 2016: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• August 20, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
• September 21, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: This arch had Kahn reinforcing. Added HAER photos.

Related Bridges 

• Fairmount Avenue Bridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• HAER NY-167 - Boatlanding Bridge, Sixth Avenue, spanning Chadakoin River at Lake Chautauqua, Jamestown, Chautauqua County, NY
• Dana and Kay Klein

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