Tioronda Bridge

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Tioronda Bridge
The remaining abutments and structural elements of the Tioronda Bridge, in 2007.
Carries	Two lanes of South Street
Crosses	Fishkill Creek
Locale	Beacon, NY, USA
Maintained by	City of Beacon
Design	Bowstring truss
Opening date	1873
Destruction date	1985
Coordinates	41°29′19″N, 73°58′28″W

The Tioronda Bridge once carried South Avenue in Beacon, New York, across Fishkill Creek. Built in 1873 by the Ohio Bridge Company, it was demolished by the city in December 2006^[1]. The bridge had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, but a decade later had deteriorated to the point that it had to be closed.^[2]

It was one of the last remaining bowstring truss bridges in the United States, and the trusses themselves were preserved for possible ornamental use on a rebuilt bridge.^[1] However, it is not known when such rebuilding would take place, and the city's police and fire departments would like a rebuilt bridge to be wider than the current abutments and decking, still in place, would allow for.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Fasulo, John T.; February 4, 2007; The Tioranda Bridge Succumbs, Beacon Dispatch; retrieved July 3, 2007.
2. ^ Galgano, Carolyn; March 23, 2005; 133-Year-Old Bridge To Be Dismantled; Preservation Online; retrieved July 4, 2007.

beacon free press

The Tioronda Bridge once carried South Avenue in Beacon, New York, across Fishkill Creek. Built in 1873 by the Ohio Bridge Company, supposedly burned down by vandals late at night in Dec 2006 there has been roomers that it was demolished by the city in December 2006[1]. The bridge had been listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976, but a decade later had deteriorated to the point that it had to be closed.[2]

It was one of the last remaining bowstring truss bridges in the United States, and the trusses themselves were preserved for possible ornamental use on a rebuilt bridge.[1] However, it is not known when such rebuilding would take place, and the city's police and fire departments would like a rebuilt bridge to be wider than the current abutments and decking, still in place, would allow for.[1]

[edit] External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record: Tioranda Bridge

• Tioronda Bridge is at coordinates 41°29′19″N 73°58′28″W / 41.4885, -73.9745 (Tioronda Bridge)Coordinates: 41°29′19″N 73°58′28″W / 41.4885, -73.9745 (Tioronda Bridge)

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