Suspension Bridges Crossing Chemung River
This is a list of all 4 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Chemung River. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1872: Chemung
Chemung, New York, USA - Chemung River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 78 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1872 |
| Name: | Chemung |
| Location: | Chemung, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Chemung River |
| Principals: | J.V. Fishler, J.R. Crowell |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire (iron) |
1882: Fitch's
Elmira, New York, USA - Chemung River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 88 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1882 |
| Name: | Fitch's |
| Also Known As: | Fitches, Fisches, Lumbermens |
| Location: | Elmira, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Chemung River |
| Coordinates: | 42.082409 N 76.866470 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Use: | Vehicular (one-lane) |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
| Main Span: | 1 |
External Links:
- Fitch Family History and Genealogy. Although this bridge is known by a variety of names (and misspellings), this Fitch family site states Daniel Hollenbeck Fitch contributed $10,000 to the construction of the bridge and refer to it as "Fitch's Bridge".
Bottcher's Landing
Big Flats, New York, USA - Chemung River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 2632 (added 2019-02-24) |
| Name: | Bottcher's Landing |
| Location: | Big Flats, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Chemung River |
| Use: | Vehicular |
| Status: | Removed |
| Main Cables: | Wire |
Wellsburg & Lowman
Wellsburg and Lowman, New York, USA - Chemung River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 368 (added before 2003) |
| Name: | Wellsburg & Lowman |
| Location: | Wellsburg and Lowman, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Chemung River |
| Status: | Removed |
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