Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic Pratt truss bridge over the Ausable River at Keeseville in Clinton County and Essex County, New York. It was built in 1877 by the Murray Dougal & Company of Milton, Pennsylvania. It is 214 feet in length and 16 feet wide. It consists of two 107 foot spans supported by a pier at mid-stream. It is the oldest extant example of a metal Pratt truss bridge in New York State.[2]
Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge | |
 Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge, June 2009 | |
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| Location | AuSable St., Keeseville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°30′1″N 73°29′7″W / 44.50028°N 73.48528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Law, William H.; Murray Dougal & Company |
| Architectural style | Truss Bridge |
| MPS | Keeseville Village MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001665[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1983 |
The bridge carries Liberty Street over the Ausable River between Ausable Street and River River. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] In 2008 it was closed, and was in anticipation of repairs.[3][4]
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Steven Engelhart and Rae Brown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
- ^ "Historic Mill Hill Bridge Closed," by Lohr McKinstry (Press Republican.com; June 6, 2008)
- ^ River Street over Ausable River (UglyBridges.com)
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