Avon Five Arch Bridge

Avon Five Arch Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Avon Five Arch Bridge, September 2010

Location	2078 Avon Geneseo Rd., Avon, New York
Coordinates	42°53′55″N 77°45′50″W / 42.89861°N 77.76389°W / 42.89861; -77.76389Coordinates: 42°53′55″N 77°45′50″W / 42.89861°N 77.76389°W / 42.89861; -77.76389
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1856 (1856)-1857
Built by	Phelps, Mattoon, and Barnes
Architectural style	Stone arch bridge
NRHP Reference #	11001001^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 4, 2012

Avon Five Arch Bridge is a historic railroad arch bridge located at Avon in Livingston County, New York. It was built in 1856–1857 by the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mount Morris Railroad (later Erie Railroad). The bridge measures 200 feet long, 12 feet wide, and approximately 30 feet high. It consist of five elliptical arches built of ashlar on limestone piers. The rail line was abandoned in 1941, and the bridge stabilized in 1992. It is located in a public park.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/03/12 through 1/06/12. National Park Service. 2012-01-13.
↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Virginia L. Bartos (October 2011). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Avon Five Arch Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-11-01. and Accompanying photographs

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