Union Street - Erie Canal Lift Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Bob Melville

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BH Photo #154929

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview

Vertical lift bridge over Erie Canal on Union St. (N.Y.S. Rte. 259) in Spencerport

Location

Spencerport, Monroe County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1914; rehabilitated 1972

Design

Vertical lift

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 118.8 ft.
Total length: 140.8 ft.
Deck width: 18.4 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.19306, -77.80028   (decimal degrees)
43°11'35" N, 77°48'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/272463/4786061 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Spencerport

Average daily traffic (as of 2015)

15,374

Inventory numbers

NY 4443230 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26269 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of October 2018)

Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 95 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• December 21, 2020: New photo from J.R. Manning
• July 19, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• November 21, 2018: New photo from Dana and Kay Klein
• January 8, 2015: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• January 29, 2014: Updated by CANALLER: Added Info.
• January 27, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
• April 16, 2009: Updated by Anthony Dillon

Related Bridges 

• Union Street Drawbridge (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Bob Melville - wrm [at] rochester [dot] rr [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
• Dana and Kay Klein
• Geoff Hubbs
• J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net

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