This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.
1853: Fort Hunter
Tribes Hill and Fort Hunter, New York, USA - Mohawk River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 44 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1853 |
| Name: | Fort Hunter |
| Also Known As: | Fonda |
| Location: | Tribes Hill and Fort Hunter, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Mohawk River |
| Coordinates: | 42.945500 N 74.287028 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | John W. Murphy, Thomas R. Hulett |
| References: | ONC, PTS2 |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Dismantled, 1935 |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
| Suspended Spans: | 1 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 169.5 meters (556 feet) |
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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