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

Bow Bridge

 
 
Bow Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 17, 2016
1. Bow Bridge Marker
Inscription.
This 1885 Parabolic Bridge
Replaced 1813 Built Covered
Bridge Which Burned. Placed
On National Register 3/1977
Closed November 1983

 
Erected 1999 by Town of Hadley.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1885.
 
Location. 43° 18.859′ N, 73° 50.696′ W. Marker is in Hadley, New York, in Saratoga County. It is on Old Corinth Road, on the right when traveling north. The Bow Bridge marker is at the north end of the bridge, east side of the road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Hadley NY 12835, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany 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 Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hadley Bow Bridge (within shouting distance of this marker); Paper Mill (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hadley & Lake Luzerne Korean War and Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jeremy Rockwell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arlington Hotel (approx. Ό mile away); Church Of Rockwell Falls (approx. Ό mile away); Post Office (approx. Ό mile away); To Those Who Served (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hadley.
 
More about this marker. Since the marker was placed in 1999 the bridge has been restored and reopened to traffic
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in 2006, as a single-lane bridge.
 
Also see . . .
1. Library of Congress:Old Corinth Road Bridge, Spanning Sacandaga River at Corinth Road, Hadley, Sarat. (Submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
2. National Register of Historic Places Inventory - - Nomination Form. (Submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
3. The wikipedia entry. (Submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
 
Additional keywords. Parabolic Bridge Hadley Parabolic Bridge Hadley Bow Bridge Hadley Bridge Sacandaga River Bridge
 
Bow Bridge & Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 17, 2016
2. Bow Bridge & Marker
The Hadley Bow Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, June 17, 2016
3. The Hadley Bow Bridge
The Hadley Parabolic Bridge, often referred to locally as the Hadley Bow Bridge, spans the Sacandaga River.
The Hadley Bow Bridge image. Click for full size.
Historic American Engineering Record
4. The Hadley Bow Bridge
The Hadley Bow Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Donald Recette, 1976
5. The Hadley Bow Bridge
West Elevation- View Looking Southeast
Bow Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 2, 2016
6. Bow Bridge
Bow Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, September 2, 2016
7. Bow Bridge
<i>Old Corinth Road Bridge - 1885 Hadley, New York.</i> image. Click for full size.
Historic American Engineering Record
8. Old Corinth Road Bridge - 1885 Hadley, New York.
The Hadley Bow Bridge has been documented in the Historic American Engineering Record
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,023 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   6, 7. submitted on September 2, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.   8. submitted on June 18, 2016, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026