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BO - Bodine Creek Bridge

Richmond County, New York

Photos 

Bodine Creek Railroad Bridge

In closed Position

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in September 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #266069

Map 

Description 

This bridge is removed

Facts 

Overview
Bridge over Bodine Creek on Rapid Transit Railroad ( 2 tracks)
Location
Staten Island, Richmond County, New York
Status
No longer exists
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- Staten Island Rapid Transit (SIR)
Design
Strauss Overhead Counterweight Girder type
Dimensions
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.63934, -74.12714   (decimal degrees)
40°38'22" N, 74°07'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/573807/4499087 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Elizabeth
Inventory number
BH 57902 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (589)
Bascule (1,108)
Built 1907 (773)
Built during 1900s (7,947)
Lost (31,825)
Movable (3,191)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
New York (5,242)
 Railroad (17,009)
Richmond County, New York (40)
Staten Island Rapid Transit (19)
Staten Island, New York (6)
Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. (178)
Strauss Overhead Counterweight Bascule (59)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,885)

Update Log 

  • September 11, 2016: New photo from Luke
  • September 9, 2013: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • Luke

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