New York, Saratoga County, Waterford
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National Historic
Civil Engineering Landmark
Waterford Bridges
Waterford, New York
The Union Bridge, the first to cross the lower Hudson River was built in 1804 at this site by Theodore Burr and lasted for 105 years until it was burned and replaced by the existing steel bridge, the second bridge, designed by Alfred P. Boller and Henry Hodge, was built in 1909 by the Phoneix Bridge Company. Together these two bridges, on the same piers, have served the area for 209 years.
Constructed: 1804 and 1909
Designated: 2013
(Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
National HistoricCivil Engineering Landmark
Waterford Bridges
Waterford, New York
The Union Bridge, the first to cross the lower Hudson River was built in 1804 at this site by Theodore Burr and lasted for 105 years until it was burned and replaced by the existing steel bridge, the second bridge, designed by Alfred P. Boller and Henry Hodge, was built in 1909 by the Phoneix Bridge Company. Together these two bridges, on the same piers, have served the area for 209 years.
Constructed: 1804 and 1909
Designated: 2013
(Bridges & Viaducts • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.