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Ted Wind Bridge

Herkimer County, New York

Photo 

This photo was taken from Lock 17.

Photo taken by Mike Niethe in June 2019

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BH Photo #451323

Map 

Description 

This bridge is a few hundred yards east of the historic Lock 17 on the Erie Canal. This is a unique area in that the Mohawk River runs parallel to the canal, separated by Moss Island, an area popular with hikers and rock climbers.

There is a large hydroelectric plant a few hundred yards west of Lock 17, along with historic mills along the rapids.

The official name of this bridge is the "Theodore Windsor Memorial Bridge", but for whatever reason, the namesake's name is often shortened to "Ted Wind".

Facts 

Overview
Curved high-level steel stringer bridge over Mohawk River & Erie Canal on New York Route 169 in Little Falls
Location
Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1982
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 364.8 ft.
Total length: 2,079.2 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 43.6 ft.
Also called
Theodore Windsor Memorial Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.03816, -74.84466   (decimal degrees)
43°02'17" N, 74°50'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/512653/4765063 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
2,415
Inventory numbers
NY 4050290 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 85804 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Beam (16,872)
Built 1982 (76)
Built during 1980s (763)
Curved (490)
Erie Canal (148)
Herkimer County, New York (79)
Little Falls, New York (9)
Modern (2,672)
 Mohawk River (52)
New York (4,880)
Open (40,961)
Owned by state (16,549)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,258)
Steel stringer (6,708)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Update and expand page
  • July 1, 2019: New photo from Mike Niethe

Sources 

  • Mike Niethe - michaelniethe [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com

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