Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge (Clinton County, New York)

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Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge
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LocationOver AuSable River northeast of Lakeside Rd., Au Sable, New York and Peru, New York
Coordinates 44°33′20″N73°26′5″W / 44.55556°N 73.43472°W / 44.55556; -73.43472
Built1913
ArchitectAmerican Bridge Company
Architectural styleWarren Steel Truss Bridge
MPS AuSable River Valley Bridges MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001317 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge is a pair of historic Warren Steel Truss bridges over the Ausable River at AuSable and Peru in Clinton County, New York. Also known as the Delaware and Hudson Ausable River Bridge, [2] they were built by the American Bridge Company for the Delaware and Hudson Railway in 1913. The North Bridge is 156 feet in length and the South Bridge 173 feet. They are both 16 feet wide and 25 feet in height. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "CP – Ausable River Bridges". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Steven Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini (February 1998). "Delaware and Hudson Railroad Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.See also: "Accompanying two photos".