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Astor Point-Rokeby Bridge

Dutchess County, New York

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Astor Point Bridge

looking north

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 1981

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #485205

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over CSX Railroad on Astor Point access road in Red Hook.
Location
Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York
Status
Open to authorized vehicles only
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Double-intersection Warren pony truss
Dimensions
Total length: 149.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.99105, -73.93268   (decimal degrees)
41°59'28" N, 73°55'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/588405/4649333 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85766 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1914 (894)
Built during 1910s (10,242)
CSX Railroad (1,862)
Conrail (1,825)
Double-intersection Warren pony truss (219)
Double-intersection Warren truss (503)
Dutchess County, New York (145)
Girder (11,671)
New York (5,248)
New York Central Railroad (1,083)
 Open to authorized vehicles (389)
Owned privately (2,024)
Penn Central Railroad (1,657)
Plate girder (9,184)
Pony truss (17,560)
Red Hook, New York (5)
Through girder (4,383)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,474)
Truss (38,339)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 16, 2022: Updated by Josh Schmid: Added type
  • November 6, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 29, 2019: Added

Sources 

  • Flickr
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Josh Schmid
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Comments 

Astor Point Bridge
Posted November 6, 2020, by John Marvig

This one looks like it might be an old railroad span that was moved here.