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Hancock Bridge (Delaware River)
The Lake Como–Hancock Bridge, commonly referred to as the Hancock Bridge is a series of two bridges crossing the east and west branches of the Delaware River after the river splits at Hancock, New York. Originally, both the west branch and east branch bridges were truss bridges. However, the east branch bridge was replaced by a girder bridge in 2005. About the bridge The bridge goes over the Delaware River at the West Branch. The bridge is long. The bridge services two areas, Wayne County, Pennsylvania, and Delaware County, New York. References Bridges over the Delaware River Bridges in Wayne County, Pennsylvania Bridges in Delaware County, New York Former toll bridges in New York (state) Former toll bridges in Pennsylvania Girder bridges in the United States Truss bridges in the United States New York–Pennsylvania Joint Interstate Bridge Commission {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Branch Delaware River
The West Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, and flows through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It winds through a mountainous area of New York in the western Catskill Mountains for most of its course, before joining the East Branch along the northeast border of Pennsylvania with New York. Midway or so it is empounded by the Cannonsville Dam to form the Cannonsville Reservoir, both part of the New York City water supply system for delivering drinking water to the City. Course It rises in Schoharie County, New York and flows generally southwest, entering Delaware County and flowing past Stamford and Delhi. In southwestern Delaware County it flows in an increasingly winding course through the mountains, generally southwest. At Stilesville it is impounded to form the Cannonsville Reservoir. At Deposit, on the border between Broome and Delaware counties, it turns sharply to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |