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NYC - Catskill Creek Bridge

Greene County, New York

Photos 

April 1884 issue of Scientific American. Provided by Bob Litchko

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BH Photo #320894

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Whipple deck truss bridge over Catskill Creek on New York Central Railroad
Location
Catskill, Greene County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1884
Builders
- Clarke, Reeves & Co. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Railroads
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (NYWS&B)
- West Shore Railroad (WSH)
Design
Whipple deck truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,208.2 ft.
Also called
NYWS&B - Catskill Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.22395, -73.86910   (decimal degrees)
42°13'26" N, 73°52'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/593330/4675260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hudson South
Inventory number
BH 63676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,757)
Built 1884 (207)
Built during 1880s (2,233)
Catskill, New York (11)
Clarke, Reeves & Co. (21)
Deck truss (1,949)
Greene County, New York (81)
Lost (29,278)
Lost 1902 (33)
Lost during 1900s (429)
New York (4,911)
 New York Central Railroad (1,001)
New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (40)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Phoenix Columns (89)
Pin-connected (4,912)
Replaced by new bridge (19,889)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Truss (36,113)
West Shore Railroad (24)
Whipple deck truss (30)
Whipple truss (476)

Update Log 

  • June 24, 2021: New photo from Luke
  • October 16, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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