Bridges of Keeseville
Keeseville Stone Arch Bridge, built 1843
Upper Bridge, built 1878
Keeseville Suspension Bridge, built 1888
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]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York
- List of historic civil engineering landmarks
References
- ↑ ASCE, 1987 designation Archived October 25, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Press Republican.com June 06, 2008
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
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