Troy–Waterford Bridge

Bridge in both in New York, United States

42°47′19.32″N 73°40′25.92″W / 42.7887000°N 73.6738667°W / 42.7887000; -73.6738667Carries

US 4CrossesHudson RiverLocaleWaterford, Saratoga County and Troy, Rennsselaer County, both in New York, United StatesCharacteristicsDesignTruss bridgeTotal length742.8 feet (226.4 m)^[1]Longest span193.9 feet (59.1 m)^[1]Clearance above15.4 feet (4.7 m)^[2]HistoryOpened1909^[1]StatisticsDaily traffic12,435 (2007)^[2]Location Map

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.

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/