Silk Street Bridge is a historic
Lenticular pony truss
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bridge located at
Newark Valley in
Tioga County, New York
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. It was constructed in 1888 and spans the East Branch of
Owego Creek Owego may refer to two locations in Tioga County, New York:
* Owego (village), New York
* Owego (town), New York
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. It was constructed by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company of
East Berlin, Connecticut
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.
[ ''See also:'' ] The bridge is currently closed to traffic.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1998.
References
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
Bridges completed in 1888
Buildings and structures in Tioga County, New York
Transportation in Tioga County, New York
National Register of Historic Places in Tioga County, New York
Lenticular truss bridges in the United States
Metal bridges in the United States
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