Cayuga in Cayuga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Site of Cayuga Long Bridge

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 28, 2019

1. Site of Cayuga Long Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Site of Cayuga Long Bridge
One mile long, 1800-1857
Carried great stream of Western migration
Early County Jail was under this end of bridge

Erected 1983 by Cayuga Village and Cayuga County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.

Location. 42° 55.112′ N, 76° 43.776′ W. Marker is in Cayuga, New York, in Cayuga County. It is at the intersection of Railroad Street and Water Street, on the right when traveling south on Railroad Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cayuga NY 13034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Central New York,

and in the Syracuse Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

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least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sullivan-Clinton Campaign (here, next to this marker); Site of East End of the Cayuga Long Bridge (here, next to this marker); George A. Wyman (here, next to this marker); Bridgeport (approx. 1.1 miles away); Eisenhower College (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Cobblestone or Ferry Farm (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gansevoort Trail (approx. 1.9 miles away); Sullivan’s Campaign (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cayuga.

Also see . . . Cayuga Bridges eased movement west. (Submitted on November 30, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Larry Gertner, August 28, 2019

2. Site of Cayuga Long Bridge Marker

Markers at the intersection of Lake/Water Streets and Genessee/Railroad Streets along Cayuga Lake.

The Cayuga Long Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Finger Lake Times, 2014

3. The Cayuga Long Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 30, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 694 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 30, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.