Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge located at Ouaquaga in the towns of Windsor and Colesville in Broome County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 and spans the Susquehanna River. It is composed of two identical through trusses with an overall length of 343 feet (105 m). It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut.[2] The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2008 when a new bridge was built alongside it. The old bridge remains open for pedestrian use.[3]
Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge | |
.jpg) Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge, 1987 | |
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| Location | Dutchtown Road over Susquehanna River, Windsor and Colesville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°7′25″N 75°38′50″W / 42.12361°N 75.64722°W |
| Area | less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | Berlin Iron Bridge Co. |
| Architectural style | Lenticular Truss Bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000048[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 20, 2003 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
Gallery
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General oblique view from the east side to the southwest
Detail of west truss from below, view to southeast
Elevation view of the southeast end, looking northeast
See also
edit- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state)
- South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge, a three-span, similar bridge in Binghamton
References
edit- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Katheen LaFrank (August 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
- ↑ LaClair, Val (Spring 2009). "Historian Notes" (PDF). Town Of Colesville News and Notes. p. 10. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
External links
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Ouaquaga Bridge
(Broome County, New York).
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-166, "Ouaquaga Bridge, Dutchtown Road, spanning Susquehanna River, Ouaquaga, Broome County, NY", 19 photos, 4 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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