The lower chord bends downward, but the upper chord stays straight.
You can also see that deck bend in this portal view.
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| Street View, Aug 2017 |
You can also see that deck bend in this portal view.
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| Street View, Aug 2017 |
The canal does get some use. The are 12 other views, and the bridge is closed in all of them.
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| Street View, Aug 2025 |
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| 1922 via BridgeHunter The bridge is 225' (69m) long. Of note is the vertical clearance is only 9.5' (3m). That explains the structure on the island side to wreck trucks that are too tall before they start taking out structural members of the span. I presume the counterweight protects the land side. |
It appears that the clearance is even worse than what Bridge Hunter has specified because the sign reads 8'-3" (2.5m).
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| Street View, Apr 2021 |
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| Antonio Medina posted The Ferry Street Bridge was constructed across the Black Rock Canal, in Buffalo, New York, in 1913. Ferry Street Bridge crosses the Black Rock Canal in Buffalo, NY. May 2026 The bridge is a bascule bridge, a kind of lift bridge, built by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Company, and is considered a rare and historic design. The bridge underwent a rebuild from 2014 to 2016. The rebuild cost $8 million. |
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| Mitch Szczur-Benz posted Year ago I got this photo from my grandparents house. Unfortunately neither are around to ask questions. I was hoping to place a year on it. Looks to be the west ferry drawer bridge to unity island. Thanks for the help! Stan Jennings: Double track rails still [There are several comments about the toll booths. One direction was retired before the other. But no one provided retirement dates.] Jesse Sobocinski: My guess it was taken some time in the early 1960's. The sewage treatment plant on Unity Island does not have all the structures that it has today. |
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| Joseph Rennie posted Seneca Chief headed for New York City taken at the foot of Ferry Street today [Sep 24, 2025]. |
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