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CSX - Mohawk River Bridge
Description
Double-track bridge carrying CSX Selkirk Branch over the Mohawk River just west of Rotterdam Junction; built c1924 as part of the Selkirk Yard/Castleton Bridge project to bypass Albany. Originally two Warren deck trusses with a combination of Pratt deck truss and deck plate girder approach spans. Around 2011-12 the approaches were replaced with deck plate girder spans during 24-hour shutdowns.Facts
- Overview
- Warren deck truss with all verticals bridge over Mohawk River on CSX Selkirk Branch
- Location
- Rotterdam Junction, Schenectady County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Approach spans replaced 2011-12
- Railroads
- - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Design
- Warren deck truss with all verticals
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.88471, -74.06489 (decimal degrees)
42°53'05" N, 74°03'54" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/576361/4748435 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Pattersonville
- Inventory number
- BH 64569 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- November 11, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- March 6, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
- December 5, 2015: Photo submitted by Daniel Spitzer
- December 12, 2014: New Street View added by Ian Martin
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