Court Street Bridge - Rochester, NY
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sagefemme
N 43° 09.208 W 077° 36.510
18T E 287910 N 4781160
One of five arch bridges (four of them also stone, one of those an aqueduct) crossing the Genesee River in downtown Rochester.
Waymark Code: WMDAW5
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/16/2011
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This historic stone arch bridge was designed by city engineer J Y McClintock and constructed in 1893. Six of the shallow arches cross the Genesee River and two more cross the Johnson and Seymour Raceway on the west and the Erie Canal feeder on the east.
Length of bridge: 416 ft
Height of bridge: 20 ft
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: motor vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Genesee River, Johnson and Seymour Raceway on the west and the Erie Canal feeder on the east.
Date constructed: 1893
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Court Street
Location:
Rochester, NY
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