Swing Bridge (Keeseville, New York)

Swing Bridge
Location Over AuSable R. between Clinton and S. AuSable Sts., Keeseville, New York
Coordinates 44°30′13″N 73°28′58″W / 44.50361°N 73.48278°W / 44.50361; -73.48278Coordinates: 44°30′13″N 73°28′58″W / 44.50361°N 73.48278°W / 44.50361; -73.48278
Area less than one acre
Built 1888
Architect Berlin Iron Bridge Company
Architectural style Pedestrian Suspension Bridge
MPS AuSable River Valley Bridges MPS
NRHP Reference # 99001322[1]
Added to NRHP November 12, 1999

The Swing Bridge in Keeseville, New York over the Ausable River is not a swing bridge. It is a pedestrian suspension bridge that happens to swing, disconcertingly. It was designed and manufactured by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1888 and it crosses from Clinton County, New York to Essex County, New York.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Steven Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini (February 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Historic Bridges of the AuSable River Valley". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14.


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