NY Route 9 at Ausable Chasm
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N 44° 31.481 W 073° 27.790
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A highway bridge over a chasm, with arches in steel and stone.
Waymark Code: WM6P5K
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2009
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The bridge spans the Ausable River, at Ausable Chasm, in Keeseville, NY. It was built in 1925 by Burr M. Stark, engineered by C.C. MacCloskey. Listed National Register of Historic Places (added 1999 - Structure - #99001320). The center span of the bridge is a graceful steel arch. From the chasm walkway, it forms a sort of frame for the scenic view of Rainbow Falls, just upstream. Both ends of the bridge are concrete and stone arches, with tall "windowed" stone buttresses.
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What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor Vehicles and Pedestrians
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
The Ausable River, at Ausable Chasm.
Date constructed: 1925
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: NY Route 9
Location:
Keeseville, NY
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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