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| Key Facts |
| Bridge Name | Facility Carried / Feature Intersected | Location | Structure Type | Construction Date and Builder/Engineer | |
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Stuyvesant Falls Bridge
| CR-25A Over Kinderhook Creek | Rural: Columbia County, New York | Metal Pin-Connected Pennsylvania Through Truss, Fixed | 1899 By Builder/Contractor: Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut |
| Technical Facts |
| Rehabilitation Date | Main Span Length | Structure Length | Roadway Width | Main Spans | NBI Number |
| 1993 | 202 Feet (61.5 Meters) | 206.7 Feet (63 Meters) | 15 Feet (4.6 Meters) | 1 | 3342250 |
This bridge is noteworthy as a pin-connected Pennsylvania
truss. However, it is particularly unusual because it was built by the Berlin
Iron Bridge Company. Most surviving pin-connected truss bridges built by this
company are the company's patented lenticular truss design, so this bridge
stands out as unusual among surviving examples of the company's work. Aside from
the variance in the truss design, the other typical Berlin Iron Bridge Company
details are present including the design of ornamental railings, portal
cresting, and builder plaque. These items remain intact on the bridge today.
The bridge has been altered by the addition of a load-bearing structural arch. This type of alteration significantly reduces the historic integrity of the bridge, but is a good compromise preservation solution for situations where heavy loads need to be able to cross the historic bridge. The sidewalk appears to have been made narrower, although the original dimensions of the sidewalk cantilevers were retained.
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