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Coordinates: 42°53′55″N 77°45′50″W / 42.89861°N 77.76389°W / 42.89861; -77.76389
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Avon Five Arch Bridge
Avon Five Arch Bridge, September 2010
Avon Five Arch Bridge is located in New York
Avon Five Arch Bridge
Avon Five Arch Bridge is located in the United States
Avon Five Arch Bridge
Location2078 Avon Geneseo Rd., Avon, New York
Coordinates42°53′55″N 77°45′50″W / 42.89861°N 77.76389°W / 42.89861; -77.76389
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1856 (1856)-1857
Built byPhelps, Mattoon, and Barnes
Architectural styleStone arch bridge
NRHP reference No.11001001[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 4, 2012

Avon Five Arch Bridge is a historic railroad arch bridge located at Avon in Livingston County, New York. It was built in 1856–1857 by the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mount Morris Railroad (later Erie Railroad). The bridge measures 200 feet long, 12 feet wide, and approximately 30 feet high. It consists of five elliptical arches built of ashlar on limestone piers. The rail line was abandoned in 1941, and the bridge stabilized in 1992. It is located in a public park.[2]

The Five Arch Bridge is mentioned in the country song "Big Iron Horses" by Restless Heart (1992). Singer/drummer John Dittrich recounted memories he had as a child, watching trains in Avon, New York with his grandfather. While the song does take liberty with the age of the bridge and the singer's age, he did watch trains with his grandfather in and was a resident of Avon. John likely watched the steam locomotives and trains roll by on the railroad tracks near the bridge. [3] [4] [5]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-01-13.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Avon Five Arch Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "Big Iron Horses", title and single release from the LP of the same name, 1992, RCA Records
  4. ^ https://www.lyrics.com/lyric/197410/Restless+Heart
  5. ^ Online interview, February 2021.


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