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Whipple Iron Truss Bridge
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 22, 2012 | |
| | | 1. Whipple Iron Truss Bridge Marker | | |
Inscription.
Gift of the Citizens of Montgomery County
Originally built by Squire Whipple across the Enlarged Erie Canal at Sprakers in 1869
This type of bridge was adopted by the Canal Commissioners in the 1850s as the standard iron bridge to cross the Canal
Moved to Fonda, NY across the Cayudatta Creek in 1919
Rehabilitated and constructed by Dr. Francis E. Griggs, Jr., the students, faculty and friends of Union College and the Town of Clifton Park
Stone work for the abutments is from the Rexford Aqueduct
Plaque Gift of Clough, Harbour Associates LLP
1998
Erected 1998 by Clough, Harbour Associates LLP.
Marker series. This marker is included in the Erie Canal marker series.
Location. 42° 47.567′ N, 73° 47.769′ W. Marker is near Vischer Ferry, New York, in Saratoga County. Marker is on Riverview Road just from Van Vranken Road, on the right when traveling east. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Rexford NY 12148, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Erie Canal (a few steps from this marker); Cast Iron Whipple Truss Bridge, 1869 (within shouting distance of this marker); Clutes Dry Dock (approx. one mile away); Lock 19 (approx. 1.3 miles away); Amity Reformed Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Best House (approx. 2.1 miles away); Boght Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); The Boght (approx. 2.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Vischer Ferry.| | | | 
By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 22, 2012 | |
| | | 2. Whipple Iron Truss Bridge Marker & NY Civil Engineering Landmark Plaque | | |
More about this marker. The stacked plank construction of the wall on which the plaques are mounted is a sample of the decking currently in place on the bridge.
Also see . . . Squire Whipple. (Submitted on September 23, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 22, 2012 | |
| | | 3. Whipple Iron Truss Bridge & Marker | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous, September 22, 2012 | |
| | | 4. Squire Whipple Iron Truss Bridge Markings | The raised lettering shown is found in two locations on the bridge; one on each of the two arches that support the span:
S. WHIPPLE, ALBANY. N.Y. 1869 | | |
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By Howard C. Ohlhous | |
| | | 5. Whipple Iron Truss Bridge Spanning the Erie Canal, Vischer Ferry Preserve | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on September 23, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 23, 2012, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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