BSOR - Clear Creek Railroad Viaduct - MP 28.18

Photos 

Aerial View Of Bridge

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #331298

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Warren deck truss with alternating verticals bridge over North Branch Clear Creek on Buffalo Southern Railroad

Location

Lawtons, Erie County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

Railroads

- Buffalo & Southwestern Railroad
- Buffalo Southern Railroad (BSOR)
- Conrail (CR)
- Erie Lackawanna Railroad (EL)
- Erie Railroad (ERIE)

Design

Warren deck truss with alternating verticals

Dimensions

Total length: 269.0 ft.

Also called

Erie B&SW Division Bridge 28.18

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.52179, -78.93136   (decimal degrees)
42°31'18" N, 78°55'53" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/669916/4709786 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

North Collins

Inventory number

BH 68283 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 3, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• HAER NY-29 - Erie Railway, Clear Creek Viaduct, Spanning Clear Creek at U.S. Route 62, Lawtons, Erie County, NY

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