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US11 Black River Bridge

Jefferson County, New York

Photos 

General View, River Span, West Side, View To East

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #309282

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Open-spandrel arch bridge over Black River on US 11
Location
Watertown, Jefferson County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1921, Replaced 1993
Builders
- Concrete-Steel Engineering Co. of New York, New York (Consulting Engineer)
- Mark D. Ewell (Resident Engineer)
- Peckham Construction Co. Inc. of Buffalo, New York (Contractor)
- William Mueser of Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Supervising Engineer)
Design
Open-spandrel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 204.1 ft.
Total length: 210.0 ft.
Deck width: 40.0 ft.
Also called
Court Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.98070, -75.91405   (decimal degrees)
43°58'51" N, 75°54'51" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/426693/4870135 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Watertown
Inventory numbers
NY 2220227 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 64310 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,727)
Built 1921 (604)
Built during 1920s (10,324)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,289)
Concrete-Steel Engineering Co. (18)
Deck arch (11,954)
Double decker (66)
HAER documented (1,132)
Jefferson County, New York (76)
Lost (29,918)
Lost 1993 (478)
Lost during 1990s (4,172)
 Mark D. Ewell (2)
New York (4,954)
Open-spandrel arch (810)
Peckham Construction Co. Inc. (1)
Replaced by new bridge (20,350)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,093)
Structurally deficient (12,761)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,589)
US 11 (44)
Watertown, New York (9)
William Mueser (6)

Update Log 

  • May 7, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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