Built 1856 (1856)-1857 NRHP Reference # 11001001 Added to NRHP 4 January 2012 | Bridge type Arch bridge | |
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Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) Built by Phelps, Mattoon, and Barnes Address Avon Geneseo Rd, Avon, NY 14414, USA Similar Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountain, Finger Lakes, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Botanic Garden | ||
Avon Five Arch Bridge is a historic railroad arch bridge located at Avon in Livingston County, New York. It was built in 1856–1857 by the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mount Morris Railroad (later Erie Railroad). The bridge measures 200 feet long, 12 feet wide, and approximately 30 feet high. It consist of five elliptical arches built of ashlar on limestone piers. The rail line was abandoned in 1941, and the bridge stabilized in 1992. It is located in a public park.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
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