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BSOR - Clear Creek Railroad Viaduct - MP 28.18

Erie County, New York

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 

Buffalo & Southwestern Railroad (6)
Buffalo Southern Railroad (7)
Conrail (1,710)
Deck truss (1,923)
Erie County, New York (221)
Erie Lackawanna Railroad (436)
Erie Railroad (305)
HAER documented (1,122)
Lawtons, New York (1)
 New York (4,880)
Open (40,961)
Owned by railroad (13,492)
Railroad (16,452)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,505)
Truss (35,396)
Warren deck truss (666)
Warren deck truss with alternating verticals (77)
Warren truss (6,997)

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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