1872+1895 Trail/NYC/WKVY Wallkill Valley Trestle over Rondout Creek near Rosendale, NY

(Bridge Hunter broke Mar 22, 2023; no Historic Bridges; Bridges & Tunnels; Satellite)

WKVY = Wallkill Valley Railway

By 1942, this route was owned by NYC. [1942 Rosendale Topo Map @ 24,000]

The trail also crosses a truss bridge near New Platz, NY.

The trees in the middle obscure a pier. The span is not as long as this photo implies.

Street View, Sep 2019

Metrotrails posted two photos with the comment:

Metrotrails Then and Now Series: Historic early 1900s postcard image in Rosendale NY, featuring the Wallkill Valley Railroad trestle, compared to the same scene on our 2023 hike.

The trestle was originally built in 1872, and was replaced in 1895 with the structure seen here.

The road is present day Rt 213, built on the Delaware and Hudson Canal abandoned in 1917.

Lock 7 is where the first buildings are on the road, now filled in.

Metrotrails shared

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Metrotrails posted two photos with the comment:

Metrotrails Then and Now Series: Historic late 1800s postcard image of the Delaware and Hudson Canal and Rosendale trestle of the Wallkill Valley Railroad in Rosendale NY, compared to the same scene on our 2023 hike.

The Rosendale Trestle was built by Kings Bridge Company in 1895 to replace the original 1872 structure, now Wallkill Valley Rail Trail. 

The D&H Canal was built here in 1827 and remained in operation through 1917 while the rest of it west of High Falls was abandoned in 1899.

Rt 213 is built over the canal here today.

Metrotrails shared with the comment: "Another then and now in Rosendale New York featuring trestle."

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As expected, given its completion date, it uses a pin-connected truss.

Street View, Sep 2023

B&T
"At the time of its completion, it boasted the highest span of any bridge in the nation, costing $250,000 to construct." The route was abandoned in 1982 and opened as a trail in 2013.
[This web page has an extensive history of the bridge.]

Screenshot
"150 feet high [46m], 940 feet [287m] long"
[This web page has directions to the parking lot for the trailhead of the bridge.]

The trail has a nice surface.

MidAtlanticDayTrips
[This web page has several more photos.]

The handrails are high enough to help protect bikers.

ScenicHudson

12:04 video of the trestle via hbtrails, I skipped to the history part.