Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge

Keeseville, Clinton County, New York
Listed
May 19, 1983
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83001665

About this property

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. 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. In 2008 it was closed, and was in anticipation of repairs.

Location

Keeseville, Clinton County, New York
44.50106, -73.48547

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When was Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge listed on the National Register?

Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 19, 1983.

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Double-Span Metal Pratt Truss Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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