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LI - 97th Avenue Overpass

Queens County, New York

Photo 

Interesting how a number of the bridges on this abandoned line were skinned over with cement, with steel shapes easily visible

Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in October 2020

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BH Photo #484322

Map 

Street Views 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 97th Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Location
New York City, Queens County, New York
Status
Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Future prospects
Entire corridor from Rego park to Ozone Park is proposed to be converted into the QueensWay trail corridor.
Railroads
- Long Island Railroad (LI)
- Rapid Transit
Design
Pony plate girder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.68691, -73.84311   (decimal degrees)
40°41'13" N, 73°50'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/597755/4504645 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jamaica
Inventory number
BH 70229 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,926)
Curb Columns (167)
Girder (11,159)
Have street view (28,872)
Long Island Railroad (84)
New York (4,878)
New York City, New York (341)
 Owned by city (6,078)
Plate girder (8,714)
Queens County, New York (129)
QueensWay (Proposed) (9)
Railroad (16,443)
Rapid Transit (115)
Through girder (4,181)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • December 11, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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