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Herrick Street Bridge

Rensselaer County, New York

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Herrick Street Bridge

looking south

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in Feb 1977

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #465234

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost pony truss bridge over Amtrak on Herrick Street
Location
Rensselaer, Rensselaer County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1892; Replaced 2002
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Pony truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.64192, -73.74133   (decimal degrees)
42°38'31" N, 73°44'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/603186/4721819 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87894 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,336)
Amtrak (574)
Built 1892 (238)
Built during 1890s (3,190)
Conrail (1,710)
Lost (28,414)
Lost 2002 (492)
Lost during 2000s (4,405)
New York (4,886)
 New York Central Railroad (996)
Owned by city (6,079)
Penn Central Railroad (1,537)
Pony truss (17,006)
Rensselaer County, New York (135)
Rensselaer, New York (12)
Replaced by new bridge (19,321)
Truss (35,407)

Update Log 

  • November 28, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 26, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 24, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 24, 2020: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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