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Canalside - Double Bowstring Truss

Erie County, New York

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Southwest end of bridge

Photo taken by Josh Schmid in December 2020

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

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BH Photo #487615

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Description 

Modern double-wide bowstring pony truss bridge at Canalside, Buffalo. Interestingly, this bridge has 3 truss chords instead of the normal two.

Facts 

Overview
Bowstring pony truss bridge over Commercial Slip on Pedestrian Walkway
Location
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Design
Bowstring pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.87804, -78.87762   (decimal degrees)
42°52'41" N, 78°52'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/673336/4749456 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91668 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bowstring pony truss (279)
Bowstring truss (549)
Buffalo, New York (68)
Erie County, New York (212)
Have street view (27,081)
Modern (2,447)
Modern bowstring pony truss (24)
 New York (4,447)
Open to pedestrians (4,257)
Owned by city (5,489)
Painted black (26)
Pony truss (16,253)
Truss (32,997)
Wooden deck (6,082)

Update Log 

  • December 27, 2020: New photos from Josh Schmid

Sources 

  • Josh Schmid

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