Rouses Point Bridge (circa late 1930s)

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The Rouses Point Bridge across Lake Champlain. Connects New York state with all New England.

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Description

On March 30, 1935, Vermont and New York authorized the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission to construct a bridge between Rouses Point, New York and Alburgh, Vermont. Much of the work would be financed by the WPA, or Works Progress Administration. The states and local communities were thrilled, so were local business and families.

The construction contracts were awarded to one Thomas F. Cunningham of Ticonderoga and the Andrew Weston Company of Rouses Point. Weston purchased Fort Montgomery and the adjoining lands of the Military Reservation. He would use an old fort to build a new bridge. Thanks to the Clinton County Historical Association and Museum we have reproduced fascinating images of the fort being demolished.

http://www.historiclakes.org/explore/Montgomery5.html

Facts

Overview: Lost through truss swing bridge over Lake Champlain on US Route 2
Location: Rouses Point, Grand Isle County, Vermont, and Clinton County, New York
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built during late 1930s; Replaced 1987
Builders: - Andrew Weston Co. of Rouses Point, New York
- Thomas F. Cunningham of Ticonderoga, New York
Design: Parker through truss
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.99903, -73.34906 (decimal degrees)
44°59'56" N, 73°20'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/630121/4984167 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Rouses Point
Inventory number: BH 66374 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 2, 2015: Added by Dave King

Related Bridges

Rouses Point Bridge (1987) (Successor)

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
historiclakes.org - -Part V- The Destruction of Fort Montgomery

Comments

Rouses Point Bridge

Posted February 10, 2018, by Noel Lapointe (nlpnt [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was torn down and a new one opened in 1987.