Historic Bridges of the U.S.

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Overview

Photos taken August 1994 by Jet Lowe for the Historic American Engineering Record

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Side view

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Approach

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Deck view

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Underneath

Facts

Overview: Lenticular truss bridge over Sacandaga River on Old Corinth Road at Hadley
Location: Saratoga County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1885 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; closed 1983; reopened August 2006
Builder: - Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut
Design: Lenticular pony truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on March 25, 1977
Also called: Bow Bridge (common name)
Old Corinth Road Bridge
Hadley Parabolic Bridge
Hadley Bow String Bridge
Inventory numbers: NRHP 77000981 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 26750 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

September 11, 2006: Posted new photos

Sources

HAER NY-292 - Old Corinth Road Bridge, Spanning Sacandaga River at Corinth Road, Hadley, Saratoga County, NY

Comments

Hadley Bridge

Posted April 1, 2007, by Roger DAVIS (ARKVILLE [at] CATSKILL [dot] NET)

SAW THIS BRIDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON MARCH 31, 2007. THIS HAS GOT TO BE ONE OF THE NEATEST BRIDGES I HAVE EVER SEEN. I AM VERY GLAD TO SEE THAT IT WAS RESTORED AND KEPT FOR ALL TO USE AND VIEW. SO MUCH OF OUR GREAT HISTORICAL BRIDGES ARE FAST BECOMING ONLY MEMORIES. ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN KEEPING THIS BRIDGE ARE TO BE THANKED FOR ALL THE HARD WORK INVOLVED TO DO SO. HOPE TO RETURN HERE AGAIN IN THE SUMMER AND GET SOME MORE GREAT PICTURES.

I WONDERED WHY THE RIVER BELOW IT WAS SO DRY THIS TIME OF YEAR. IS IT A FLOOD CONTROL RIVER? I APPEARED TO BE A VERY LARGE RIVER BUT WITH NO WATER TO SPEAK OF. THE PICTURES I SEE ON THE WEBSITE SHOW IT FULL OF WATER.