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North Hopeland Bridge

Dutchess County, New York

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North Hopeland Bridge

Photo taken by Matthew Faas-Scenic Hudson

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #487645

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Facts 

Overview
Pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Trail in the Hopeland Area of Mills State Park
Location
Dutchess County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only (?)
Future prospects
Under consideration for restoration by Scenic Hudson
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Total length: 7.8 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.86713, -73.92758   (decimal degrees)
41°52'02" N, 73°55'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/589000/4635580 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 85760 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (580)
Built 1912 (902)
Built during 1910s (10,235)
CSX Railroad (1,857)
Dutchess County, New York (145)
New York (5,241)
New York Central Railroad (1,078)
Open to pedestrians (4,692)
 Penn Central Railroad (1,635)
Pony truss (17,548)
Total length under 25 feet (2,635)
Truss (38,307)
Warren pony truss (3,629)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (501)
Warren truss (7,181)

Update Log 

  • March 28, 2022: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: Added built date and dimensions
  • December 27, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 29, 2019: Added

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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