The Troy–Waterford Bridge carries U.S. Route 4 across the Hudson River in New York connecting Waterford with Troy. The bridge is two lanes wide, with sidewalks on both sides. The bridge serves as a replacement for the 1804-built Union Bridge, which burned on July 10, 1909.[3]
The Waterford Bridges, which include the current bridge and the original 1804 bridge, were designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2013.[4][5]
The Troy–Waterford Bridge uses the same piers as the original 1804 bridge,[6] and if that bridge is counted, it was the first bridge across the Hudson River south of the Adirondacks. At first it carried pedestrians and horse drawn vehicles, but a railroad track was added to it when the locomotive was invented. The current bridge has no railroad tracks.
See also
Transport portal
Engineering portal
New York (state) portal- List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River
References
- ^ a b c Troy-Waterford Bridge at Structurae
- ^ a b Troy-Waterford Bridge on BridgeHunter
- ^ "Troy Union Bridge Burned" (PDF). The New York Times. July 11, 1909. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Stephen (September 4, 2013). "Waterford bridge to get landmark designation". The Daily Gazette. Schenectady, New York. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ "Waterford Bridges Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
- ^ https://dailygazette.com/2013/09/04/waterford-bridge-get-landmark-designation/
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