Ranney Bridge

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Ranney Bridge
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Ranney Bridge, June 2010
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LocationPrivate Rd. off NY 73 over East Branch of AuSable R., Keene Valley, New York
Coordinates 44°10′55″N73°47′3″W / 44.18194°N 73.78417°W / 44.18194; -73.78417
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectCanton Iron Bridge Company
Architectural stylePratt Pony Truss Bridge
MPS AuSable River Valley Bridges MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001329 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

Ranney Bridge is a historic Pratt Pony Truss Bridge over the Ausable River at Keene Valley in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1902 and was built by the Canton Iron Bridge Company. It was originally located at the hamlet of New Russia and moved to its present site about 1925. It is 15 feet, 9 inches wide and spans 59 feet, 9 inches at roughly 7 feet, 4 inches above water level. [2]

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. Steven Engelhart and Linda Garofalini (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ranney Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2009-06-14.