Caneadea in Allegany County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge
(bridge location)
1902 Flood destroyed wooden bridge
1903 Camelback Parker Truss Bridge built by Groton Bridge Works at a cost of $6,360.00.
1952 Wooden floor replaced with iron grating
1990 "Grandparents of the Future" chained themselves to the bridge in protest to the NY State Nuclear Siting Commission
1993 Allegany County closed the bridge
1995 Grass roots committee formed to save the bridge
1998 Bridge was accepted to the State and National Registers of Historic Places 2006 Extensive renovations are done to reopen the bridge 2007 Caneadea Bridge reopens and is rededicated
CONTRIBUTORS
Allegany County Department of Public Works
Federal Highway Administration
New York State Department of Transportation
Preservation League of New York State
Save Caneadea Bridge
Rededicated May 5, 2007
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1902.
Location. 42° 23.122′ N, 78° 8.984′ W. Marker is in Caneadea, New York, in Allegany County. Marker is on East Hill Road (County Route 46) 0.2 miles east of New
York State Route 19, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at the west end of the bridge. The bridge is closed to vehicular traffic as of 2012. There is an identical twin marker at the Genesee River Access Site 0.3 miles south on NY Route 19 from East Hill Road. The bridge is over the Genesee River. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Caneadea NY 14717, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. A different marker also named Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); In A.D. 1918 (approx. 2½ miles away); Jockey Street (approx. 2½ miles away); To Civil War Veterans of Caneadea New York (approx. 2½ miles away); Major Moses Van Campen (approx. 2.6 miles away); Willard J Houghton House (approx. 2.8 miles away); Copperhead (approx. 2.8 miles away); Houghton College World War II Memorial (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Caneadea.
Also see . . .
1. Caneadea Bridge. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)
2. Caneadea Bridge. Historic Bridges website entry (Submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.)

Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, July 24, 2014
12. Caneadea Historic Camelback Bridge
Bridge dedication plate over bridge entrance. Plates are over both entrances. They read, "1903. C. A. McIntosh, Supevisor. A. L. Jackson, Town Clerk. A.L.Vosburgh, J.T.Clement, D.W.Knight, C.F.Stebbin. J.I.Scribner, Justices. W.L.Fox, Commissioner.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 403 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. submitted on August 3, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.