The Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Bridge is a bascule bridge in

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, United States, that connects the Rochester neighborhood of

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to the town of

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. The bridge, located about north of downtown Rochester, is named for Civil War Colonel Patrick O'Rorke, who grew up in Rochester and led the New York 140th Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was killed in action assisting the defense of Little Round Top. The bridge carries Pattonwood Drive over the

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and the Genesee River near its mouth at

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. The movable part of the bridge is long, while the western approach is and the eastern approach is . The O'Rorke Bridge replaced the Stutson Street Bridge, a smaller bascule bridge located about downstream. The current bridge carries four wide car lanes, as well as having two bike lanes and wide sidewalks, where the old bridge was only two lanes. The bridge was dedicated on October 2, 2004. It was maintained by

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until November 26, 2007, when ownership of the structure was transferred to the state of New York as part of a highway maintenance swap between the two levels of government. It is now maintained by the

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as New York State Route 943F, an unsigned reference route.

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