Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge

Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (HM1FQD)

Location: Caneadea, NY 14717 Allegany County
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N 42° 23.122', W 78° 8.984'

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1902 Flood destroyed wooden bridge

1903 Camelback Parker Truss Bridge built by Groton Bridge Works at a cost of $6,360.00.

1952 Wooden floor replaced with iron grating

1990 "Grandparents of the Future" chained themselves to the bridge in protest to the NY State Nuclear Siting Commission

1993 Allegany County closed the bridge

1995 Grass roots committee formed to save the bridge

1998 Bridge was accepted to the State and National Registers of Historic Places
2006 Extensive renovations are done to reopen the bridge
2007 Caneadea Bridge reopens and is rededicated



CONTRIBUTORS

Allegany County Department of Public Works
Federal Highway Administration
New York State Department of Transportation
Preservation League of New York State
Save Caneadea Bridge

Rededicated May 5, 2007

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HM NumberHM1FQD
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Date Added Sunday, September 14th, 2014 at 6:28pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 734631 N 4696500
Decimal Degrees42.38536667, -78.14973333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 23.122', W 78° 8.984'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 23' 7.32" N, 78° 8' 59.04" W
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Area Code(s)585
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 7280-7298 Co Rd 46, Caneadea NY 14717, US
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