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

5 Arch Bridge

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24

1. 5 Arch Bridge Marker

Inscription. Built 1856-57 by the Genesee Valley RR to span the Conesus Outlet. The 200 ft. long x 12 ft. wide limestone bridge was part of the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mt. Morris Line. Avon became a RR hub connecting Buffalo-Rochester-Corning-Hornell. The line was electrified in 1907, with 13 runs daily between Rochester and Mt. Morris. In 1941 the Avon-Mt. Morris section was abandoned and the rails removed.

Erected by Avon Preservation & Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Man-Made Features • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical year for this entry is 1907.

Location. 42° 53.919′ N, 77° 45.822′ W. Marker is in Avon, New York, in Livingston County. It is on Avon-Geneseo Road (Route 39) just north of Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Avon NY 14414, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

in the Finger Lakes,

and in the Rochester Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Albert C. Burke Jr. (approx. 1.3 miles away); Town of Avon Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); Avon Civil War Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Berry's Tavern (approx. 1.4 miles away); South Avon (approx.

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1.4 miles away); Ca-Na-Wau-Gus (approx. 2.3 miles away); Ganson's Mill (approx. 2.7 miles away); John Hubbard Forsyth (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avon.

Also see . . . Avon Five Arch Bridge. National Register of Historic Places form, National Archives. (Submitted on September 20, 2023, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

5 Arch Bridge Marker as seen facing north on 39 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

2. 5 Arch Bridge Marker as seen facing north on 39

5 Arch Bridge Marker as seen facing south on 39 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Yugoboy, July 24, 2012

3. 5 Arch Bridge Marker as seen facing south on 39

Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. This page has been viewed 1,057 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 2, 2012, by Yugoboy of Rochester, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.