Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge

Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge, June 2009
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Location	AuSable St., Keeseville, New York
Coordinates	44°30′1″N73°29′7″W / 44.50028°N 73.48528°W / 44.50028; -73.48528
Area	less than one acre
Built	1877
Architect	Law, William H.; Murray Dougal & Company
Architectural style	Truss Bridge
MPS	Keeseville Village MRA
NRHP reference No.	83001665 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1983

Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic Pratt truss bridge over the Ausable River at Keeseville in Clinton County and Essex County, New York. It was built in 1877 by the Murray Dougal & Company of Milton, Pennsylvania. It is 214 feet in length and 16 feet wide. It consists of two 107 foot spans supported by a pier at mid-stream. It is the oldest extant example of a metal Pratt truss bridge in New York State. ^[2]

The bridge carries Liberty Street over the Ausable River between Ausable Street and River River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. ^[1] In 2008 it was closed, and was in anticipation of repairs. ^{[3] [4]}

References

Media related to Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge (Keeseville, New York) at Wikimedia Commons

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Steven Engelhart and Rae Brown (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York MPS Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved October 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. "Historic Mill Hill Bridge Closed," by Lohr McKinstry (Press Republican.com; June 6, 2008)
4. River Street over Ausable River (UglyBridges.com)