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Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge

Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge(HAER, NY,14-POKEP,8-;DLC/PP-97:NY-228)
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge(HAER, NY,14-POKEP,8-;DLC/PP-97:NY-21)
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge(HAER, NY,14-POKEP,8-;DLC/PP-97:NY-22)
Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge(HAER, NY,14-POKEP,8-;DLC/PP-97:NY-23)

General Information

Structural Type: Box girder bridge
Function / usage: Railroad (railway) bridge
Completed in: 1889

Geographic Information & Related Structures

Location: Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA, North America
Crosses
  • Hudson River

Technical Information

Dimensions

total length 2 063.96 m
span lengths of main bridge 6 x 160 m

Materials

truss steel

Chronology

1974

Closed to traffic.

Participants

Relevant Web Sites

Relevant Publications

  • DeLony, Eric Walk back in time, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2008, n. 53 v. 14
  • DeLony, Eric Out on a limb, in "Bridge Design & Engineering", 4th Quarter 2005, n. 41 v. 11
  • Jackson, Donald C. Great American Bridges and Dams, John Wiley & Sons, New York (USA), ISBN 0471143855, 1984; pp. 322-324

Internal Information

Structure-ID: s0001420
Created: 31/03/2001
Last Updated: 05/03/2013