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Cattaraugus Creek Bridge

Chautauqua County, New York, and Erie County, New York

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Photo taken by James Baughn in July 2009

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Overview
Three-span through truss bridge over Cattaraugus Creek on US 20/NY 5
Location
Chautauqua County, New York, and Erie County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Future prospects
Demolished and replaced.
History
Built 1931; rehabilitated 1979
Design
Three-span, riveted, skewed polygonal Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 179.8 ft.
Total length: 548.9 ft.
Deck width: 38.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.7 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.56806, -79.10389   (decimal degrees)
42°34'05" N, 79°06'14" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/655629/4714592 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Farnham
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
17,336
Inventory numbers
NY 6001320 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25828 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 98.2 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Built 1931 (937)
Built during 1930s (11,773)
Chautauqua County, New York (77)
Erie County, New York (212)
Have street view (27,079)
Lost (25,029)
Lost 2014 (360)
Lost during 2010s (3,299)
NR-eligible (4,056)
NY 5 (21)
New York (4,447)
Owned by state (16,063)
 Painted Surf Green (11)
Polygonal Warren through truss (433)
Polygonal Warren truss (1,054)
Replaced by new bridge (16,818)
Skewed (4,917)
Span length 175-250 feet (1,992)
Through truss (15,202)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,880)
Truss (32,996)
US 20 (80)
Warren truss (6,583)

Update Log 

  • July 7, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • July 7, 2014: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
  • July 27, 2009: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Nathan Holth
  • Luke
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Cattaraugus Creek Bridge
Posted November 10, 2009, by Tom (tommyboy6181 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Due to extensive deterioration and lane restrictions on the bridge resulting from this, a replacement bridge will be built starting in 2011. It will be a continuous steel girder bridge.

Project page: https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/regional-offices/r...