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5 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: ONC. All 5 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: ONC. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.

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1853: Fort Hunter

Tribes Hill and Fort Hunter, New York, USA - Mohawk River
Bridgemeister ID:44 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1853
Name:Fort Hunter
Also Known As:Fonda
Location:Tribes Hill and Fort Hunter, New York, USA
Crossing:Mohawk River
Principals:John W. Murphy, Thomas R. Hulett
References:ONC, PTS2
Use:Vehicular
Status:Dismantled, 1935
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 169.5 meters (556 feet)

Notes:

  • According to ONC: Designed by John W. Murphy (who designed several suspension bridges in the 1850s and 1860s in New York and Pennsylvania). Fort Hunter Suspension Bridge Company incorporated in 1852, but cables were not installed until 1853.
  • 1935: Bridge is dismantled (ONC).
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1857: Black River

Watertown, New York, USA - Black River
Bridgemeister ID:55 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1857
Name:Black River
Also Known As:Bradford, Mill Street
Location:Watertown, New York, USA
Crossing:Black River
Principals:Gilbert Bradford
References:AAJ, HBE, ONC
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed, 1890's
Main Cables:Wire (iron)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 53 meters (173.9 feet)
Deck width:18 feet

Notes:

  • Replaced in 1890's (ONC).
Stereoview, collection of David Denenberg

1870: Finck's

Little Falls, New York, USA - Mohawk River
Bridgemeister ID:328 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1870
Name:Finck's
Also Known As:Fink's
Location:Little Falls, New York, USA
Crossing:Mohawk River
Coordinates:43.034102 N 74.830185 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:ONC
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, 1917
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Heavily damaged by fire, 1917.
  • Coordinates reflect where modern Fincks Basin Road meets the Mohawk River, likely approximate location of this bridge.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1888: (suspension bridge)

Keeseville, New York, USA - Ausable River
Bridgemeister ID:93 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1888
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Keeseville, New York, USA
Crossing:Ausable River
Coordinates:44.503653 N 73.482490 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
References:ONC
Status:In use (last checked: 2010)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 73.2 meters (240 feet)

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Swing

Keeseville, New York, USA - Ausable River
Bridgemeister ID:357 (added before 2003)
Name:Swing
Location:Keeseville, New York, USA
Crossing:Ausable River
References:ONC
Status:Collapsed, 1842

Notes:

  • Collapsed September 13, 1842 under weight of troops (ONC).



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