MHWA - Erie Canal Bridge

Photos 

Photo taken by Andy Arthur

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #276560

Map 

Street Views 

Essay 

NOTE: This bridge is at the north end of Barnes Avenue in the City of Utica.
The Barnes Avenue Bridge (and all of Barnes Avenue) have been totally abandoned, meaning that one can not drive to this bridge (at least legally, that is).
The bridge can be reached by walking the length of Barnes Avenue from Oriskany Street, or by parking at the Mohawk Street Bridge in Whitesboro and walking east on the Erie Canalway Trail.
The trail route is about 1.75 miles to the bridge (3.5 miles round trip).
This is a pleasant (but long) walk along the canal.

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss with sub-panels bridge over Erie Canal on Mohawk Adirondack and Northern Railroad

Location

Utica, Oneida County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

Railroads

- Mohawk, Adirondack, & Northern Railroad (MHWA)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad (RW&O)

Design

Warren through truss with sub-panels

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.12309, -75.24215   (decimal degrees)
43°07'23" N, 75°14'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/480301/4774511 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Utica East

Inventory number

BH 60023 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• July 21, 2020: Essay added by Mike Niethe
• January 2, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• March 4, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• March 1, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs
• Mike Niethe - michaelniethe [at] gmail [dot] com

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