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Knowlesville Lift Bridge

Coordinates: 43°14′33.5″N 78°18′38″W / 43.242639°N 78.31056°W / 43.242639; -78.31056
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The Knowlesville Lift Bridge is a Warren truss vertical-lift bridge on the New York State Canal System.[1]

Knowlesville Lift Bridge
Coordinates43°14′34″N 78°18′38″W / 43.24264°N 78.31056°W / 43.24264; -78.31056
CrossesErie Canal
LocaleKnowlesville Road, Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York
History
Constructed byThomas Crimmins Contracting Company
New York, New York
Built1910
Location
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Structure and location

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The Knowlesville Lift Bridge is located on Knowlesville Road in Ridgeway, New York, and is a part of the New York State Canal System (formerly known as the New York State Barge Canal).[1] The vertical-lift bridge is a Warren truss with a length of 145 feet (44 m) sitting on concrete abutments, and has an open grate deck.[1] The east side of the bridge has a truss erected in 1964 used to carry a gas pipeline across the Erie Canal.[1] It has a normal water surface elevation of 514 feet (157 m), and a normal overhead clearance of 16.57 feet (5.05 m).[2] According to the New York State Department of Transportation, 1,100 vehicles use the bridge daily.[3]

History

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The contract for building the bridge was awarded to the Thomas Crimmins Contracting Company of New York, and machinery operating the bridge was installed in 1910.[1][4] The bridge was rehabilitated, and a new control building was built, in 1975. In 1985, the bridge's electrical systems were rehabilitated.[1] The bridge was closed for steel repairs in November 2017 and reopened the following year in June 2018.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Black, Laura S.; Babb, Jami (2009). "New York State Barge Canal, Knowlesville Road Lift Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Bridge Heights - New York State Canals". www.canals.ny.gov. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  3. ^ ""2017-11-16"". dot.ny.gov. 2017-11-16.
  4. ^ Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor of the State of New York for the Fiscal Year ended in September 30, 1911. Vol. 1. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company. 1912.
  5. ^ "Knowlesville lift bridge is back in business | Orleans Hub". Retrieved 2022-07-03.
  6. ^ "DOT closing Knowlesville lift bridge for winter | Orleans Hub". Retrieved 2022-07-03.
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43°14′33.5″N 78°18′38″W / 43.242639°N 78.31056°W / 43.242639; -78.31056