Old State Road Bridge
Encyclopedia
Old State Road Bridge is a historic Pratt Pony Truss
bridge over the Ausable River at AuSable Chasm
and Chesterfield
in Clinton
and Essex County, New York
. It was built in 1890. The bridge is 107 feet in length, 23 feet wide, and 10 feet in height.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1999.
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
bridge over the Ausable River at AuSable Chasm
Au Sable, New York
Au Sable, or Ausable, is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 3,146 at the 2010 census. The name is from a river that flows through the town and means "Of the sand."...
and Chesterfield
Chesterfield, New York
Chesterfield is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 2,409 at the 2000 census. The name possibly is from a location in New England....
in Clinton
Clinton County, New York
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 82,128. Its name is in honor of the first Governor of New York as a state, George Clinton. Its county seat is Plattsburgh.-History:...
and Essex County, New York
Essex County, New York
Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown...
. It was built in 1890. The bridge is 107 feet in length, 23 feet wide, and 10 feet in height.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1999.