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Versailles Plank Road Bridge

Erie County, New York

Photos 

Walking onto bridge

From south end

Photo taken by Josh Schmid in July 2015

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #420393

Map 

Description 

Pin-connected Pratt through truss on a skew

Facts 

Overview
Pratt through truss bridge over Eighteenmile Creek
Location
Erie County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Future prospects
Rehabilitated and open to pedestrians
History
Abandoned 1960, rehabilitated and opened to pedestrians 1995
Builder
- Horseheads Bridge Co. of Horseheads, New York
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 128.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Also called
Hobuck Flats Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.69967, -78.94050   (decimal degrees)
42°41'59" N, 78°56'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/668684/4729520 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 80929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Erie County, New York (222)
Horseheads Bridge Co. (14)
New York (4,911)
Open to pedestrians (4,596)
Pin-connected (4,867)
Pratt through truss (6,127)
Pratt truss (10,403)
 Preserved (1,229)
Skewed (5,020)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Through truss (17,185)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,231)
Truss (35,933)
Wooden deck (6,173)

Update Log 

  • December 16, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid
  • April 2, 2018: Updated by Josh Schmid: Added categories "Skewed", "Pin-connected", "Wooden deck"
  • March 31, 2018: Added by Josh Schmid

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