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Erie Canalway Trail over NY 5S Bridge

Montgomery County, New York

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Erie Canalway Trail over NY 5S Bridge

looking west

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in November 2021

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #511811

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Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over NY 5S on Erie Canalway Trail
Location
Fort Plain, Montgomery County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1949
Railroads
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (NYWS&B)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Span length: 103.7 ft.
Total length: 103.7 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92486, -74.61684   (decimal degrees)
42°55'30" N, 74°37'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/531268/4752542 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
NY 7002810 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 85833 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1949 (420)
Built during 1940s (4,233)
Fort Plain, New York (7)
Girder (11,171)
Have street view (28,910)
Montgomery County, New York (80)
New York (4,890)
New York Central Railroad (996)
New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railroad (40)
 Open to pedestrians (4,582)
Painted red (70)
Penn Central Railroad (1,538)
Plate girder (8,726)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Skewed (5,012)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,554)
Through girder (4,191)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,381)

Update Log 

  • November 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 6, 2019: Added

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