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Pond Eddy Bridge
pond eddy, sullivan county
threat: demolition and replacement
The Pond Eddy Bridge is one of two surviving pin-connected Petit truss bridges remaining on the Upper Delaware River, built by the Oswego Bridge Company in 1904. This National Register-listed historic bridge is threatened with demolition and replacement, placing the scenic and cultural resources of Pond Eddy, New York, at risk from the potential construction of an unnecessary and extremely costly modern bridge.
Support for saving the historic Pond Eddy Bridge has come from a local grassroots organization, Friends of Pond Eddy Bridge, and members of the New York State Legislature. In addition, officials at the New York State Department of Transportation and State Historic Preservation Office have advocated strongly with Pennsylvania officials for the retention and rehabilitation of the bridge. The Bridge is also listed on Preservation Pennsylvania’s 2002 “Pennsylvania At Risk” list of threatened historic resources.
The controversial contemplation to replace the Pond Eddy Bridge comes at a time
when New York State has just completed a multi-year, statewide project to document
National Register-eligible bridges and assure that historic bridges, such as
the previously-listed Pond Eddy span, receive special consideration and protection
in state and local transportation planning efforts.
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