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Factory Hill Road Bridge
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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
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
Facts
- 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)
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"
Sources
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
- Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com