1883+1905 NYC Wilbur Bridge over Rondout Creek at Kingston, NY

(Bridge Hunter; Historic Bridges; B&T; 3D Satellite)

It was built by the New York, West Shore & Buffalow Railroad (NYWS&B).

2011 Flickr Photo taken by Joseph via BridgeHunter, License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA)
Rondout Railroad Bridge
This impressively high bridge spans the Rondout Creek in Kingston, New York. CSX freight trains still frequent it heavily.

I include this view from the Wurts Street Bridge because I was studying that suspension bridge and noticed this bridge.

Street View, Oct 2019

In fact, the Wurts Street Bridge appears in the left background of this photo.

1 of 3 photos posted by Bridge & Tunnels

The Wilbur Bridge is a testament to the undervalued significance of railroad bridges within transportation infrastructure. Despite its lack of ostentation, the bridge has a rich history dating back to its construction in 1882-1883 by the New York, West Shore & Buffalo Railway. It was initially built with three Whipple through trusses and a towering height above Rondout Creek. The line was later reorganized as the West Shore Railroad by the New York Central in 1885, leading to plans for a new viaduct to accommodate increased weight in 1901.

The replacement of the Wilbur Bridge was carried out seamlessly, with no disruption to freight or passenger lines. The American Bridge Company was responsible for its construction between 1904-1905, utilizing a main Parker through truss span and a deck truss, among other configurations. One of the original spans from 1883 was repurposed for the Mahopac Branch of the New York & Harlem Railroad, while another was dismantled and relocated downstream.

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Dennis DeBruler: I like that you included the Wurts Street Bridge in the background.

B&T
The steel towers are 155' tall and the total height was 195'.
HistoricBridges

This is obviously during construction of the 1905 bridge.

BridgeHunter

"The main span is listed as pin-connected, but some of the diagonals are rigidly riveted to gusset plates, showing a transition from pin connected to rivet connected thinking. This bridge replaced a very impressive Phoenix column through truss bridge that included "Triple Whipple" (Triple Intersection Pratt) truss spans. One of the approach Whipple (Double Intersection Pratt) spans was relocated and still exists as the Goldens Bridge." [HistoricBridges]