Notes:

• BPL: Completed 1848. RDH/BDR: Completed 1848, not used until 1849.
• Originally constructed to carry the Delaware and Hudson Canal. Converted to a one-lane vehicular bridge soon after the canal closed in 1898. Substantially restored in 1980's and 1990's, but retains original cables.
• Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 High Falls Aqueduct - High Falls, New York, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA.
• Near 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000260

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• Replaced by 1855 Niagara Suspension - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

Notes:

• BPL, AAJ say completed 1848, RDH says not used until 1851 canal season.
• Heavy damaged by fire, 1921.
• Built as part of same project as 1848 Delaware Aqueduct (Roebling Aqueduct) - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Minisink Ford, New York, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 Neversink Aqueduct - Cuddebackville, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007341

Notes:

• Wrecked by wind February 1, 1864. Stay cables beneath the bridge had been disconnected to avoid damage from rising ice. Portions of the cables and deck remained, in a derelict state, as late as 1895. Replacement was not started until the late 1890's.
• The February 3, 1864 edition of Niagara Falls Gazette describes the wind event: "Partial Destruction Of The Lewiston Suspension Bridge -- A portion of the flooring and other wood-work of the Lewiston Suspension Bridge was blown down during the gale Monday forenoon. It seems that the long guys had been cut during the late ice jam to prevent injury to the structure and thus its strength to withstand a gale was much weakened. The wind swept through the gorge on Monday with terrific force and swayed the bridge so that some of the cross timbers, near the centre were loosened from their fastenings, and fell, of course carrying the floor with them. A large portion at each end, remains without material injury. The extent of the damage -- financially -- we have not yet learned, but we judge from what we hear that it may be about $10,000. The bridge was built in 1852 and cost not far from $40,000. It will doubtless soon be repaired and in use."
• Later at same location 1899 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
• See 1849 Wheeling (Wheeling and Belmont) - Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. The 1851 Lewiston-Queenston bridge is sometimes claimed to have become the longest in the world with a main span surpassing the length of the Wheeling suspension bridge. However, Don Sayenga notes the length of the suspended span of the Lewiston-Queenston bridge was only 849 feet, not the 1,043 feet sometimes cited. Don writes: "[1,043 feet] was the distance between the towers built high up on the cliffs above the crossing - because there was no space for them below. The roadway suspended from the towers was only 849 feet span over the water from abutment to abutment." Thus, Roebling's Cincinnati bridge should be considered the first to eclipse Wheeling's record main span.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007333

Notes:

• BPL says 1849, RDH says not used until 1851 canal season.
• Built as part of same project as 1848 Delaware Aqueduct (Roebling Aqueduct) - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania and Minisink Ford, New York, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1849 Lackawaxen Aqueduct - Lackawaxen, Pennsylvania, USA.
• Built as part of same project as 1851 High Falls Aqueduct - High Falls, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20007334

Notes:

• According to ONC: Designed by John W. Murphy (who designed several suspension bridges in the 1850s and 1860s in New York and Pennsylvania). Fort Hunter Suspension Bridge Company incorporated in 1852, but cables were not installed until 1853.
• Crossed the Mohawk River on the old alignment of Main Street, east of the current Main Street bridge, at the ends of the streets now known as Brown Place in Fort Hunter and Locust Avenue in Tribes Hill.
• 1935: Bridge is dismantled (ONC).

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• Cables renovated, 1877. Wooden stiffening trusses replaced, 1880. Towers replaced, c. 1886. Bridge replaced with steel arch, 1897.
• AAJ notes the roadway deck opened in 1854, but the railway deck did not open until 1855.
• Replaced 1848 Niagara Suspension - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000047

Notes:

• BDR: Built 1856, severely damaged 1859, rebuilt, collapsed Jan. 1st 1865, rebuilt 1866. Dale writes: "A respected historian, John Willard Johnston, who knew Chauncey Thomas personally and visited the area during his ownership of the toll bridge, insisted that Thomas, as the builder, was grossly incompetent."
• Originally constructed with one main span, the center pier was added during the 1866 reconstruction.
• Don Sayenga's research leads him to conclude the bridge was completed in the fall of 1855. He notes an article from the Pike County Democrat (June 21, 1872) stating the bridge was completed in 1855. The article also notes the 1859 collapse occurred on July 2, 1859. Don's interest in this bridge is piqued by the connection to John Roebling, "...this bridge seems to be the only John Roebling bridge that failed in service..." Roebling prepared plans, for the original bridge, for Chauncy Thomas (who, by Dale's account was inexperienced).

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• From May 2, 1857 edition of Scientific American: "Fall of a Suspension Bridge. The iron suspension bridge which spans the Genesee River at Rochester, fell on the 21st ult. from the weight of snow on it. The bridge was only finished last summer, and cost over $28,000. It was constructed between iron towers standing on the banks. They were built of cast iron cylinders, bolted together, and standing on high banks, 235 feet above the water. The road-way was 200 feet above the water, and proceeded in almost a straight line from the top of the high bank on one side, to the other. The cables were 780 feet long, and the entire length of the bridge was over 700 feet. It was calculated to sustain a weight of 2.000 tuns [sic]. It spanned the Genesee river below the Falls. The metal, it is stated, appears to be defective. The load that was on it when it fell did not amount to 100 tuns [sic]."

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• Replaced in 1890's (ONC).

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• Opened January 2nd, 1869. Wooden towers replaced with steel towers, 1884. Widened to 17 feet, 1888. Wrecked by wind, January, 1889. Some of the images here may show the replacement bridge.
• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1867 John A. Roebling (Cincinnati, Cincinnati and Covington) - Cincinnati, Ohio and Covington, Kentucky, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1883 Brooklyn (Great East River) - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Replaced by 1889 Second Falls View (Upper) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000528

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• Destroyed by flood 1903.
• Replaced by 1904 Lordville-Equinunk - Lordville, New York and Equinunk, Pennsylvania, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Crossed the East Branch Delaware River on an alignment indicated by the current Old Bridge Street, between the rail crossing and the current (2020s) Stockport Road bridge.
• Replaced 1937.

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• Heavily damaged by fire, 1917.
• Coordinates reflect where modern Fincks Basin Road meets the Mohawk River, likely approximate location of this bridge.

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• Destroyed by flood.
• Coordinates are for the replacement bridge. The suspension bridge would have been extremely close, if not on the same alignment as the replacement.

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• This bridge was a few miles south of the more widely-known Hudson crossing at Riparius.
• Near 1872 Fulsom Landing (Riverside, Folsom Landing, Riparius) - Riparius, New York, USA.

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• This bridge was close to the alignment of Binghamton's present E. Clinton Street bridge. It replaced a bridge that was destroyed by flood in 1865. It was condemned in 1896 and removed in 1897. History Of Broome County indicates an act was passed March 13th, 1871 authorizing the bridge with the contract let to "W.A. Roebling & Son" each cable consisting of seven steel wire ropes, each two inches in diameter.
• An article from the Binghamton Democrat, July 20, 1871: "The Suspension Bridge -- The work on the west abutment of the suspension bridge has been commenced and will be rapidly as advisable pushed forward to completion, and soon thereafter the wire cables will be placed in position, the stays, supports and girders made fast, and ready for the flooring. In the course of six or eight weeks it is hoped that the bridge will be completed, and our people given another way of passing from the 1st to the 2nd wards, and the old-pleasant driveway re-opened, of which we have been debarred since the flood of St-Patrick's Day in the morning in [1865]. Upon the completion of this enterprise, surely no one will ever regret having voted in favor of the free suspension bridge."
• An article from the Binghamton Democrat, Nov. 30, 1871: "The New Bridge -- Its Cost -- For the suspenssion [sic] bridge, the tax-payers voted $28,000. It is finished, and in the Common Council last evening it was asserted that it cost over $30,000 and still all the claims are not satisfied. Mr. Jas. Fanning, contractor for building abutments, seeks relief for $1,000 or upwards which he is out no account of his contract. His petition was after considerable skirmishing finally referred to a committee. We hold that this is wrong, the Common Council has nothing to do with this matter. Mayor Dwight published a card binding himself to pay all over $28,000 that the bridge would cost. The people voted that amount and their representatives have nothing to do with any further cost or expense arrising [sic] from that source."
• Internet searches for this bridge often lead to an image on page 32 of the book "Binghamton", from the "Images of America" series, by Ed Aswad and Suzanne M. Meredith. However, that image is of the Warren Pensylvania suspension bridge and is erroneously captioned as the Binghamton Ferry Street bridge. The bridges may be sometimes confused because of similar surroundings and similar towers. Both are often depicted with a large warehouse building on the far side of the bridge, to the right. Both had "walk-through" towers where the pedestrian walkway passed through portals in the towers. Closer comparisons reveal the Warren towers are substantially larger than the Ferry Street towers. This is not surprising given the Warren bridge was substantially longer than the Ferry Street bridge. All this being said, there are different images purporting to be the Ferry Street bridge that show different towers. The stereoview image linked here appears to show the original towers. Later photos appear to show either replaced towers or, perhaps, the original towers clad in protective housing.
• See 1871 Warren (Hickory Street) - Warren, Pennsylvania, USA. The two bridges are sometimes confused despite the significant size difference.

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• BDR: Destroyed by ice March 17, 1875, rebuilt, destroyed by flood October 11, 1903.

Notes:

• The location of this bridge was originally known as "Folsom Landing" and later became known as "Riverside." In 1886 the name was changed to "Riparius" to avoid confusion with another New York "Riverside" location. The suspension bridge is sometimes referenced by each of these names. To make matters even more confusing, the bridge was known as the "Fulsom Landing" bridge (instead of Folsom).
• Removed at some point after 1919.
• Near 1871 (suspension bridge) - Washburn's Eddy, New York, USA.

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• Connected Trinity Cemetery across Broadway. Demolished 1911. Appears to have been wide enough to handle vehicles.
• Eric K. Washington contacted me in 2011 wondering if the Trinity Cemetery bridge was the first suspension bridge constructed in New York City. While it seems unlikely that New York City (even just Manhattan) did not have, at least, other minor suspension bridges constructed before 1872, I have never encountered mention of one.

External Links:

• Audubon Park: Trinity Cemetery Bridge. Information and images of the bridge.
• WikiMedia. Image of the bridge.

External Links:

• Fitch Family History and Genealogy. Although this bridge is known by a variety of names (and misspellings), this Fitch family site states Daniel Hollenbeck Fitch contributed $10,000 to the construction of the bridge and refer to it as "Fitch's Bridge".

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1869 Clifton (Upper, Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Next to 1909 Manhattan - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Near 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000011

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• 2024, June: New York State announces US$1,948,000 awarded to to the Clinton County Planning Department for rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Keeseville Swing Bridge.
• At (or near) former location of Swing - Keeseville, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20024778

Notes:

• Damaged by wind, January 1890. Repaired. Dismantled after being replaced by a steel arch bridge (the famous "Honeymoon Bridge"), 1899. Much of the dismantled bridge was reused for the 1899 Lewiston-Queenston bridge.
• Replaced 1869 Clifton (Upper, Niagara-Clifton, Falls View, First Falls View) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• See 1899 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Replaced by 1936 Kellams (Little Equinunk, Kellams-Stalker, Kellam) - Kellams, New York and Stalker, Pennsylvania, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Reused parts from the recently dismantled Second Falls View Bridge.
• At former location of 1851 Lewiston-Queenston - Lewiston, New York, USA and Queenston, Ontario, Canada.
• See 1889 Second Falls View (Upper) - Niagara Falls, New York, USA and Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Heavily damaged by ice jam, January 2014. Later dismantled.
• Near (footbridge) - Fine, Wanakena vicinity, New York, USA.
• Replaced by 2017 Wanakena - Wanakena, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20011090

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• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1883 Brooklyn (Great East River) - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1924 Bear Mountain - Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA.
• Near 1883 Brooklyn (Great East River) - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Near 1909 Manhattan - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000514

Notes:

• Eyebar suspension bridge.
• Replaced 1869 Lordville - Lordville, New York and Equinunk, Pennsylvania, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008003

Notes:

• Opened December 31, 1909, but not fully completed yet.
• Next to 1883 Brooklyn (Great East River) - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Near 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000529

Notes:

• Standing, but closed to all foot and vehicular traffic.

Notes:

• Facility served by the bridge closed in 1925 at which time the bridge was likely abandoned. Towers appear to still be standing (in late 2010s).

External Links:

• A Delaware County Primer complied by Sue Hudson. "West of Cooks Falls and east of Horton, on the O&W. Acid plant built here by Eugene King burned in June 1888, was rebuilt, and was later bought by local entrepreneur, George I. Treyz. Railroad suspension bridge constructed in 1911 by John A. Roebling's Sons Company of Trenton, NJ to connect Treyz's acid factory, saw mill, and planing mill on Russell Brook to the O&W, which ran on the other side of the Beaver Kill."
• Cooks Falls - Colchester Historical Society. "Arthur Leighton and George I. Treyz developed the acid factory industries in Cook's Falls... Treyz had a close relationship with the O&W Railroad, which helped both to prosper. Treyz installed a Roebling suspension bridge between his plant and the O&W Railroad. This siding was known as the Grove Switch. A narrow gauge railway was constructed and ran up Russell Brook to the Russell School. This line carried logs and sawed lumber down to the Treyz plant and the O&W Railroad."

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• Closed August, 1960.
• Replaced by 1961 Triphammer (Fall Creek) - Ithaca, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• 2008, March: Closed for ten weeks for cable inspection.
• 2018, December: Closed for maintenance. Expected to reopen February, 2019.
• 2019: Major rehabilitation continues to be delayed for several years.
• 2020, September: Closed temporarily. Major renovation project continues to be delayed.
• 2020, December: Closed indefinitely.
• 2021, May: Bids for renovation to be sought in June. Work expected to start in September.
• 2021, October: Groundbreaking ceremony for long-anticipated restoration project. Expected to be completed in 2023 at a cost of US$44.6M
• 2024, July: The bridge reopens following the completion of the multi-year restoration project.

Annotated Citations:

• Kirby, Paul. "Bids for Rondout Creek Bridge overhaul to be sought next month; work expected to start in September." Daily Freeman, 5 May 2021, Bids for Rondout Creek Bridge overhaul to be sought next month; work expected to start in September.
  

  "Bids for the planned overhaul of the Rondout Creek Bridge will be sought in June, and the state Department of Transportation expects to award contracts for the work in August, the office of state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill said this week... The rehabilitation of the suspension bridge, which carries Wurts Street over the creek between Kingston and Port Ewen, could cost as much as $37 million, Cahill said previously. The state will pay for the project, which is expected to begin this fall."

External Links:

• Dave Longendyke's website. Several photos of the bridge's construction.
• HudsonValleyOne.com - State and local officials reopen the Wurts Street suspension bridge. Article covering the reopening of the restored bridge, published July 2, 2024.
• Structurae - Structure ID 20007345

Notes:

• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1903 Williamsburg - New York and Brooklyn, New York, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1926 Benjamin Franklin (Philadelphia-Camden) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA.
• Near 2002 Popolopen (William J. Moreau Popolopen) - Fort Montgomery, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000530

Notes:

• Although the length of the main span of the bridge is officially 1,500 feet, the actual length is 1,495 feet. During construction one of the caissons slid and tilted from its intended location. While efforts were made to move the caisson back, it was ultimately fixed in a position that left the main span five feet short of 1,500. Not wanting to lose the claim of having a 1,500-foot bridge, the shortfall has been kept out of official records since.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000544

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• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000032

Notes:

• There are two suspension footbridges at this park. This one crosses a short run off of Fall Creek just before it enters Cayuga Lake. The other crosses Fall Creek.
• Near 1934 Stewart Park II - Ithaca, New York, USA.

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• There are two suspension footbridges at this park.
• Near 1934 Stewart Park I - Ithaca, New York, USA.

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• Damaged by floodwaters June, 2006. Repaired October, 2006.
• Renovation completed, January, 2019.
• Replaced 1890 Kellams (Little Equinunk, Kellams-Stalker, Kellam) - Kellams, New York and Stalker, Pennsylvania, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20008257

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000533

Notes:

• Companion to 1938 Thousand Islands International II - Georgina Island and Selton, Ontario, Canada.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20004777

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• Near 1961 Throgs Neck - The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000010

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• Crossed Kinderhook Creek just a few feet north of the confluence of Kinderhook, Claverack, and Stockport Creeks. Said to have replaced multiple prior suspension bridges built in the 1914, the 1920s, and 1938.
• 1983: Closed.
• 2010, February: Collapsed due to snow and ice accumulation.

External Links:

• Saturday, June 27, 2009 Along Stockport Creek - UpstateEarth.blogspot.com. Blog post with images of the derelict bridge prior to the 2010 collapse. Dated June 27, 2009.
• Suspension Bridge Collapses - DailyGazette.com. Article dated February 24, 2010 covering the bridge's collapse.

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• Renamed "Three Nations Crossing" effective January 1, 2000 in recognition of the Mohawks of Akwesasne

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20003357

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000540

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• Near 1939 Bronx-Whitestone - The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000534

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• Replaced 1913 (footbridge) - Ithaca, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• 2017: Long known as the "Verrazano" bridge, efforts to fix the spelling of the bridge's name to "Verrazzano" (such as Giovanni da Verrazzano) pick up momentum with New York state legislature and senate.
• Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.
• Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1981 Humber - Hull, Humberside, England, United Kingdom.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20000085

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• 2023: Renovated by students in the same ASCE chapter that built the bridge in 1983.

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• Hybrid truss-suspension.
• Dedicated June 27, 2014 to William J. Moreau, a former Chief Engineer of the New York State Bridge Authority.
• Near 1924 Bear Mountain - Anthony's Nose and Bear Mountain, New York, USA.

External Links:

• Structurae - Structure ID 20032528

Notes:

• Replaced 1902 Wanakena - Wanakena, New York, USA.
• Near (footbridge) - Fine, Wanakena vicinity, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Completed at some point in the 1960s.

External Links:

• A Father's Day Memory of Camp Pontiac, and the Lost JFK Bust

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• Near 1902 Wanakena - Wanakena, New York, USA.

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• Near (footbridge) - Shattuck Clearing vicinity and Long Lake vicinity, New York, USA.

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• Near (footbridge) - Shattuck Clearing vicinity and Long Lake vicinity, New York, USA.

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• Constructed by WPA in the 1930s, rebuilt in 1989.

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• Was located at the foot of Goodhue Street.
• 1935: Damaged by flood. Restricted to foot traffic.
• 1946: Further wrecked by flood and eventually removed.

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• Completed circa 1850. Deck failed, 1927.

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• This is a different bridge than the better-known Delaware crossing between Barryville and Shohola, Pennsylvania. The Halfway Brook bridge was a short, squat suspension bridge with stone towers, probably not longer than 75 feet.
• Was in use in 1917.

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• Completed in 1926 or 1928. Now known as Orange Country Club.
• 2012: "Orange County Golf Club" renamed to "West Hills Country Club".

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• Collapsed September 13, 1842 under weight of troops (ONC).
• Later at same (or nearby) location 1888 Swing - Keeseville, New York, USA.
• All past and present bridges at this location.

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• Destroyed by flood following Hurricane Irene, 2011.