Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge
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Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge is a historic Lenticular truss
bridge located at Malta
in Saratoga County, New York
. It was constructed in 1888 and originally spanned the Black Creek in Salem
, Washington County, New York
. It was moved to is present location in 2001 and spans the Ballston Creek and used for a pedestrian and non-motorized vehicles. It replaced the Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge
that collapsed in 1993 and subsequently delisted from the National Register of Historic Places
. It is a single span with an overall length of 57 feet, 7 inches and width of 14 feet. It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2004.
Truss
In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in...
bridge located at Malta
Malta, New York
Malta is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The town is in the central part of the county and is south of Saratoga Springs. The population was 13,005 at the 2000 census.- History :The town was first settled before 1865....
in Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...
. It was constructed in 1888 and originally spanned the Black Creek in Salem
Salem, New York
Salem, New York is the name of two locations in Washington County, New York in the USA:* Salem , New York* Salem , New York...
, Washington County, New York
Washington County, New York
Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington...
. It was moved to is present location in 2001 and spans the Ballston Creek and used for a pedestrian and non-motorized vehicles. It replaced the Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge
Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge
Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge was a historic stone arch bridge located at Malta in Saratoga County, New York. It was constructed about 1873 and spanned the Ballston Creek...
that collapsed in 1993 and subsequently delisted from 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...
. It is a single span with an overall length of 57 feet, 7 inches and width of 14 feet. It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of East Berlin, Connecticut
East Berlin, Connecticut
East Berlin is a section of the town of Berlin in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is the site of the Berlin Fair, an agricultural fair.-The Berlin Fair:...
.
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 2004.