Rosendale Trestle
Rosendale Trestle | |
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 The trestle, photographed in April 2011 | |
| Coordinates | 41°50′36″N 74°05′18″W / 41.8433°N 74.0883°W |
| Carries | Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, formerly Wallkill Valley Railroad |
| Crosses | |
| Locale | Rosendale, New York, United States |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Post truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 940 feet (290 m) |
| Width | 6 ft (1,829 mm) (broad gauge) |
| No. of spans | 9 |
| Clearance below | 150 feet (46 m) above the water[1] |
| History | |
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| Fabrication by | Carnegie Steel Company |
| Construction start | 1870 |
| Construction end | 1872 |
| Inaugurated | April 6, 1872 |
| Location | |
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The Rosendale Trestle is a bridge in Ulster County, New York. It was completed in 1872. It also was a railroad. It is 940 feet long.
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ Mabee 1995, pp. 18–20.
- Mabee, Carleton (1995). Listen to the Whistle: An Anecdotal History of the Wallkill Valley Railroad. Fleishmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press. ISBN 978-0-935796-69-8.
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