NYC - Waterport Trestle

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RWO - Waterport Trestle

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BH Photo #501774

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Deck plate girder bridge over Oak Orchard River on NYC Hojack Line

Location

Waterport, Orleans County, New York

Status

Removed but not replaced

History

Built 1892; Demolished 1995

Railroads

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

Design

Deck plate girder

Also called

RW&O Clarks Mills Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+43.32781, -78.23861   (decimal degrees)
43°19'40" N, 78°14'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/723881/4800922 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Kent

Inventory number

BH 68287 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• January 20, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• December 30, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 23, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• May 8, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added build date
• July 3, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Related Bridges 

• NYC - Waterport Trestle (Old) (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• OrleansHub - Article on demolition
• OrleansHub
• Luke
• Carlton & Point Breeze by Hollis Ricci-Canham, Avis A. Townsend - Book
• Geoff Hubbs

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