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Town Line Bridge, also known as Taylor Lenticular Truss Bridge, is a historic bridge located at
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in Cortland County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 by the
Berlin Iron Bridge Company The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was a Berlin, Connecticut company that built iron bridges and buildings that were supported by iron. It is credited as the architect of numerous bridges and buildings now listed on the U.S. National Register of His ...
of East Berlin, Connecticut. It is an 85-foot-long single-span bridge and was built to serve wagon traffic. ''See also:'' The Groton Bridge Co. is also associated with the bridge. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2008. At the time of its NRHP listing, the bridge was believed to be one of only 13 lenticular truss bridges in New York State. On August 24, 2018, demolition of Town Line Bridge began. By September 12, 2018, the bridge was completely torn down with no plan to replace. It is unknown who authorized the demolition as there is no documentation on the matter currently available other than a brief discussion during
Taylor town meeting
held in April 2018.


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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Bridges completed in 1888 Buildings and structures in Cortland County, New York Transportation in Cortland County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Cortland County, New York Lenticular truss bridges in the United States Demolished bridges in the United States Buildings and structures demolished in 2018 {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub