Bridges of Keeseville
The Bridges of Keeseville consist of three historic bridges located in Keeseville, New York, spanning the Ausable River. These bridges include a stone arch bridge constructed in 1843, a wrought iron Pratt truss bridge (1878) and a twisted wire cable suspension footbridge built in 1888. These three bridges represent the evolution of 19th-century bridge design, and together were designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1987.[1]
The 1878 iron truss bridge (also known as "Upper Bridge") sits on the Essex-Franklin county line, located south of the Keeseville village center. In 2008 it was closed, and is in need of repairs.[2]
A fourth non-historic bridge can be found northeast of these bridges. This bridge carries US 9/NY 22 over the Ausable River just before NY 22 leaves the overlap with US 9 at the northern terminus of NY 9N.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York
- List of historic civil engineering landmarks
References
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-169, "Upper Bridge, River Street, spanning AuSable River, Keeseville, Essex County, NY", 18 photos, 3 measured drawings, 20 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
- New York (state) transportation-related lists
- Road bridges in New York (state)
- Lists of bridges in the United States
- Wrought iron bridges in the United States
- Suspension bridges in New York (state)
- Pratt truss bridges in the United States
- Stone arch bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Essex County, New York
- Bridges in Clinton County, New York