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Old Sandbank Road Bridge

Old Sandbank Road Bridge 

View on bridge showing Buttermilk Falls in background.

Above: View on bridge showing Buttermilk Falls in background. 

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Most Recent Visit To Bridge: May 28, 2007

Key Facts
Bridge Name Facility Carried / Feature Intersected Location Structure Type Construction Date / Builder or Contractor
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
Technical Facts
Structure Length Roadway Width Main Spans Approach Spans
42 Feet (12.8 Meters) 11.2 Feet (3.4 Meters) 1 None

Despite its short length, this bridge is significant as an old 1881 example of a wrought iron bridge built by the King Bridge Company, and important and prolific bridge builder during the pin-connected truss bridge era.

This attractive historic bridge is located in an excellent place, in a park setting within view of the beautiful Buttermilk Falls.

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