Wanakena Footbridge

Wanakena Footbridge
Formerly listed on the  U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wanakena Footbridge, August 2008
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Location	Over Oswegatchie R., bet. Front St. and South Shore Rd. Fine, New York, U.S.
Coordinates	44°7′59″N74°55′18″W / 44.13306°N 74.92167°W / 44.13306; -74.92167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architectural style	Suspension bridge
NRHP reference No.	99001001 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 19, 1999
Removed from NRHP	May 3, 2016

The Wanakena Footbridge is a pedestrian suspension bridge located at Wanakena in St. Lawrence County, New York. The original bridge was constructed in 1902 and spanned the Oswegatchie River. It was constructed to provide a crossing for the employees of the Rich Lumber Company to reach the no longer extant mills. ^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2014 it was destroyed by an ice jam that floated downstream and collided with the bridge; ^[3] two years later it was removed from the Register. ^[4] In July 2016 a new bridge was dedicated and opened after fund raising by the Wanakena Historical Association and others. ^[5]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Linda Garofalini (February 1999). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Wanakena Footbridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 25, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
3. "Ice buckles Wanakena footbridge". Watertown Daily Times . January 14, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Weekly List for May 13, 2016" (PDF). U.S. National Park Service. May 13, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2016.
5. "Day Trip: Wanakena Footbridge". St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. January 23, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2025.