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Bridges By County: Tompkins County, New York

Special Bridge Conditions Legend

!	Confirmed demolition date within one year or an especially historic bridge that is threatened with demolition at any level.
X	The bridge has been confirmed demolished or collapsed.
S	The bridge has been dismantled or moved to an offsite location and is not currently available for public viewing.

Note: This website cannot guarantee the current condition of any bridge on this website. Bridges lacking these icons should not necessarily be considered condition-free.

	Bridge Name	Facility Carried / Feature Intersected	Location	Structure Type	Construction Date / Builder or Contractor	Description
	Beech Road Bridge	Beech Road Over West Branch Cayuga Inlet	Newfield: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Stationary	1873 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio	This rare bridge was severely altered as part of a so-called preservation project.
	Cayuga Street Bridge	Cayuga Street Over Fall Creek	Ithaca: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1934 By: Unknown	This is a standard plan 1930s pony truss.
	Cemetery Lane Bridge	Cemetery Lane Over Fall Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1915 By: Unknown	This is a standard plan truss bridge that is more than capable of continuing to serve the road it is on.
	Forest Home Drive Bridge #1	Forest Home Road Over Fall Creek	Forest Home: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Double-Intersection Warren Through Truss, Stationary	1909 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York	Featuring uncommon truss design, this bridge raises some interesting questions.
	Forest Home Drive Bridge #2	Forest Home Road Over Fall Creek	Forest Home: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1904 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York	This pony truss features an attractive plaque and railings and is in a scenic setting near Cornell University.
	Freese Road Bridge	Forest Home Road Over Fall Creek	Forest Home: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Pinned Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1904 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York	This pony truss features an attractive plaque and railings and is in a scenic setting near Cornell University.
	Groton City Bridge	Groton City Road Over Fall Creek	Groton City (Rural): Tompkins County, New York	Metal Pinned Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary	0 By: Unknown	A classic 19th Century rural pony truss continues to serve traffic.
	King Road Bridge	King Road Over Buttermilk Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Stone Deck Arch, Stationary	1929 By: Unknown	A relatively large arch span in scenic Buttermilk State park
	Malloryville Road Bridge	Malloryville Road Over Fall Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1915 By: Good Roads Machinery Company of Marathon, New York	A small pony truss with an interesting builder.
	Morrell Road Bridge	Morrell Road Over Pony Hollow Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1920 By: Unknown	A small truss bridge with picturesque hills in the background.
	Nubia Bridge Elm Street Extension Bridge	Park Walkway Over Park Grounds	Groton: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Bowstring Pony Truss, Stationary	1877 By: Groton Bridge Company of Groton, New York	This primitive-looking bridge was a special patent that creative engineers designed using railroad rails.
	NY-366 Bridge	NY-366 Over Fall Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Polygonal Warren Pony Truss, Stationary	1932 By: Unknown	A traditional standard plan pony truss in good condition.
	Old Sandbank Road Bridge	Sandbank Road (Old Alignment) Over Buttermilk Creek	Near Ithaca: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Pinned Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary	1881 By: King Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio	Within view of beautiful Buttermilk Falls, this is a small but complete and very old truss bridge.
!	Red Mills Bridge	Red Mill Road Over Fall Creek	Red Mills (Rural): Tompkins County, New York	Metal Pinned Pratt Full-Slope Pony Truss, Stationary	1887 By: Unknown	An extremely rare continuous two-span wrought iron pony truss is threatened with demolition.
	Ridge Road Bridge	Ridge Road (NY-34B) Over Salmon Creek	Rural: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Deck Arch, Stationary	1930 By: Unknown	A very large steel deck arch is nevertheless hard to photograph.
	Stewart Avenue Bridge	Stewart Avenue Over Fall Creek	Ithaca: Tompkins County, New York	Metal Riveted Pratt Deck Truss, Stationary	1951 By: Unknown	A late, but nonetheless uncommon example of a deck truss in western New York; beautiful views can be had from this bridge.

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