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Factory Hill Road Bridge

Rensselaer County, New York

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Hoosick Trolley Bridge

The northern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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BH Photo #283017

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Description 

Built in 1894 by the Boston Bridge Works for the Hoosick Valley Railroad Co. as a trolley bridge next to the old alignment of route 22. Service on this line was discontinued in 1927. It looks like at some point this bridge was re-purposed, as signs were added on both ends indicating a weight limit of 5 tons and non-original railings were added

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Overview
Abandoned warren pony truss with all verticals bridge over Walloomsac River on Abandonded trolley line in North Hoosick
Location
North Hoosick, Rensselaer County, New York
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1894 by the Boston Bridge Works; Abandoned 1927
Builder
- Boston Bridge Works of Boston, Massachusetts
Railroads
- Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railway Co. (B&HV)
- Interurban
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Also called
Bennington & Hoosick Valley - Walloomsac River Bridge (Hoosick Falls)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.92649, -73.34381   (decimal degrees)
42°55'35" N, 73°20'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/635155/4753982 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hoosick Falls
Inventory number
BH 60830 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,194)
Abandoned (3,974)
Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railway Co. (2)
Boston Bridge Works (105)
Built 1894 (265)
Built during 1890s (3,310)
Have street view (30,036)
Interurban (1,041)
New York (5,048)
North Hoosick, New York (1)
 One-lane traffic (8,044)
Pony truss (17,327)
Rail-to-road (359)
Railroad (16,759)
Rensselaer County, New York (139)
Riveted (2,712)
Truss (37,205)
Warren pony truss (3,606)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (497)
Warren truss (7,128)

Update Log 

  • July 8, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • May 3, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Bennington & Hoosick Valley Railway Co."
  • May 3, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Riveted"

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Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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