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U&MV - Herkimer Bridge

Herkimer County, New York

Photos 

East Herkimer Trolley Bridge

East Herkimer Trolley Bridge

Postcard, Skip Gatermann Collection

BH Photo #193313

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel concrete arch bridge over West Canada Creek on Trolley Tracks
Location
Herkimer, Herkimer County, New York
Status
Abandoned
Future prospects
There is a local desire to have the bridge converted for pedestrian usage: https://www.facebook.com/HerkimerTrolleyBridge
History
Built 1902; Abandoned 1933
Builders
- Beckwith & Quackenbush of Rome, New York & Mohawk, New York (Arch Contractor)
- Osborn Engineering Co. of Cleveland, Ohio (Designer)
- Passaic Rolling Mill Co. of Paterson, New Jersey (Truss Fabricator)
- Snare & Triest Co. of New York City, New York (Truss Erector)
Railroads
- Interurban
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- New York State Railways
- Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway (U&MV)
Design
7 62' Closed-spandrel concrete arches
3 66.5' Closed-spandrel concrete arches
1 225' vertical-endposted Pratt through truss.
3 55' Deck plate girders
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 225.0 ft.
Total length: 1,023.5 ft.
Also called
Herkimer Trolley Bridge
U&MV - West Canada Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.02869, -74.97377   (decimal degrees)
43°01'43" N, 74°58'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/502136/4764001 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Herkimer
Inventory number
BH 48027 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,957)
Arch (12,728)
Beckwith & Quackenbush (1)
Built 1902 (592)
Built during 1900s (7,736)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,289)
Deck arch (11,955)
Deck girder (6,398)
Girder (11,346)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (424)
Have street view (29,890)
Herkimer County, New York (79)
Herkimer, New York (6)
Interurban (1,023)
New York (4,957)
 New York Central Railroad (1,024)
New York State Railways (4)
Osborn Engineering Co. (9)
Passaic Rolling Mill Co. (11)
Plate girder (8,875)
Pratt through truss (6,228)
Pratt truss (10,535)
Railroad (16,665)
Snare & Triest Co. (3)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,093)
Through truss (17,848)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,023)
Truss (36,745)
Utica & Mohawk Valley Railway (2)
Vertical Endposts (88)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2022: New photo from David Shedlock
  • December 27, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 13, 2021: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • January 15, 2017: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 4, 2016: Updated by Luke: Corrected type, Added builders & additional imagery.
  • January 28, 2013: Photo imported by Luke Harden
  • January 27, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added builder, edited city, added categories.
  • March 21, 2011: Updated by Frank Hicks: Added GPS
  • February 5, 2011: Added by Skip Gatermann

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Comments 

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge
Posted July 27, 2022, by barry woltag (bwoltag [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com)

Update to: https://www.facebook.com/Envision-Herkimer-102735537889885

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge
Posted October 15, 2017, by Barry Woltag (bwoltag [at] yahoo [dot] com)

http://rpi.edu/about/alumni/inductees/osborn.html

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge
Posted October 12, 2017, by Dana and Kay Klein

Barry thanks for info and good luck with preservation Efforts. Herkimer County appears to really appreciate there bridges!

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge
Posted October 12, 2017, by Barry Woltag (bwoltag [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com)

Additional info on civil engineer Frank Osborn: http://www.structuremag.org/?p=930

U&MV - Herkimer Bridge
Posted June 10, 2017, by Barry Woltag (bwoltag [at] austin [dot] rr [dot] com)

Advocating the restoration & re-purposing of this bridge on www.Facebook.com/Herkimertrolleybridge as page administrator

East Herkimer Trolley Bridge
Posted April 9, 2011, by Bill Vermes (bvermes [at] ymail [dot] com)

This bridge was designed by Osborn Engineering Company in Cleveland, Ohio.