Ausable Pedestrian Bridge

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NBI Information

Location

State: New York

County: Essex County

Feature Carried: Pedestrian Path

Feature Crossed: East Branch Ausable River

Latitude, Longitude: 44.2449, -73.7978

Structure Open, Posted, or Closed to Traffic: Open to Pedestrians

History

Year Built: 1993

Year Moved: 2015

Picture Date: May 25, 2023

Geometry

Lanes on Structure: 1

Lanes under Structure: 0

Number of Main Spans: 1

Main Structure Type: Truss - Thru

Main Structure Material: Metal

Condition

Bridge is not on the National Bridge Inventory

Bridge Information

The Ausable Pedestrian Bridge, also called the new Walton Bridge, opened at this location in 2015. The bridge was originally constructed in 1993 as a vehicular bridge in Jay, NY. It was moved to the current location after the Grove Road Bridge was constructed. The bridge is a welded Warren pony truss, constructed from weathering steel, and it has a noticeable bolted field splice in the middle.

The previous bridge at this location was the Walton Bridge, which was a rare example of a lenticular truss. This bridge was constructed in 1890 in Black Brook, New York, and it was moved to this location circa 1925 after a devastating flood washed away many small bridges in Keene. Moving and reusing obsolete bridges was a common occurrence during this time-period. This bridge remained functional until 1990, when it was closed to vehicular traffic. Unfortunately, the bridge was washed downstream and completely destroyed in the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Irene on August 29, 2011.