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Erie - Chemung River Bridge

Steuben County, New York

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Erie - Chemung River Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #501985

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Baltimore through truss bridge over Chemung River on Erie Railroad
Location
Corning, Steuben County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
Railroad
- Erie Railroad (ERIE)
Design
Baltimore through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.15284, -77.09147   (decimal degrees)
42°09'10" N, 77°05'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/327200/4668862 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 93699 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Baltimore through truss (327)
Baltimore truss (358)
Chemung River (7)
Corning, New York (12)
Erie Railroad (286)
Lost (25,765)
 New York (4,589)
Owned by railroad (12,735)
Replaced by new bridge (17,399)
Steuben County, New York (97)
Through truss (15,467)
Truss (33,433)

Update Log 

  • July 28, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 21, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • July 21, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Erie - Chemung River Bridge
Posted July 28, 2021, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I believe the bridge in the second photo can be seen in the background of the first one. I also suspect that the first postcard is mislabeled, as this appears to be a lightweight Baltimore truss built for buggies and not trains. Owego Bridge Company built a good number of these in New York.