Bridges of Keeseville
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The Bridges of Keeseville consist of three historic bridges located in Keeseville, New York
Keeseville, New York
Keeseville is a village in both Clinton County, New York and in Essex County, New York in the United States. The population was 1,815 at the 2010 census. The village is named after the Keese family....

, spanning the Ausable River. These bridges include a stone arch bridge constructed in 1843, a wrought iron Pratt truss bridge (1878) and a twisted wire cable suspension footbridge built in 1888. These three bridges represent the evolution of 19th century bridge design, and together were designated a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers
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in 1987.

The 1878 iron truss bridge (also known as "Upper Bridge") sits on the Essex-Franklin county line, located south of the Keeseville village center. In 2008 it was closed, and is in need of repairs.
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