Built 1917; rehabilitated/repainted 1962; renamed Ford Street in 1980; widened and reconstructed as a girder bridge in 2001, retaining pony trusses as decorations
NY 4443800 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26277 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2017)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good(8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good(7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 75.4 (out of 100) View more at BridgeReports.com
Categories
Update Log
September 11, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added category "Decorative/Non-Functional Truss"
September 10, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added builder
July 30, 2022: Updated by Paul Plassman: Added truss type and categories "8-panel truss", "Riveted"
August 11, 2020: New Street View added by Geoff Hubbs
December 14, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
December 28, 2016: Updated by Dave King: Added photo
I suggest removing photo 3 from this page, as it is of the predecessor bridge and already on that page.
Ford Street Bridge
Posted July 14, 2022, by JIM STEWART (JAMESEMSTEWART57 [at] GMAIL [dot] COM)
IN THE RECONSTRUCTION, THIS WAS CONVERTED TO A MULTI-GIRDER BRIDGE. THE TRUSSES WERE MOVED OUT TO PERMIT THE WIDENING. THEY WERE ATTACHED TO THE FASCIA GIRDERS.
I suggest removing photo 3 from this page, as it is of the predecessor bridge and already on that page.