Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge

Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge is a historic lenticular truss bridge located at Ouaquaga in the towns of Windsor and Colesville in Broome County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 and spans the Susquehanna River. It is composed of two identical through trusses with an overall length of 343 feet (105 m). It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut.^[2] The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in 2008 when a new bridge was built alongside it. The old bridge remains open for pedestrian use.^[3]

Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge, 1987
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Location	Dutchtown Rd. over Susquehanna R., Windsor and Colesville, New York
Coordinates	42°7′25″N 75°38′50″W
Area	less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1888
Architect	Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style	Lenticular Truss Bridge
NRHP reference No.	03000048[1]
Added to NRHP	February 20, 2003

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state)
• South Washington Street Parabolic Bridge, a three-span, similar bridge in Binghamton

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Katheen LaFrank (August 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Ouaquaga Lenticular Truss Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".
3. LaClair, Val (Spring 2009). "Historian Notes" (PDF). Town Of Colesville News and Notes. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-14.

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-166, "Ouaquaga Bridge, Dutchtown Road, spanning Susquehanna River, Ouaquaga, Broome County, NY", 19 photos, 4 measured drawings, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages