Bridge L-158
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View of Bridge L-158 from NY 138 to the north
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| Coordinates | 41°17′47″N 73°40′58″W / 41.29639°N 73.68278°W |
| Carries | Abandoned NYCRR right-of-way |
| Crosses | Muscoot Reservoir |
| Locale | Goldens Bridge, New York, USA |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Environmental Protection |
| Heritage status | NRHP ref# 78001923 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-intersection Whipple truss |
| Material | Wrought iron |
| Total length | 163 feet (50 m) |
| Width | 16 feet (4.9 m) |
| Clearance below | 12 feet (3.7 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1883 |
| Opened | 1883 moved to current location in 1904 |
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Bridge L-158
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| Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built | 1883 |
| Architectural style | Whipple through truss, other |
| NRHP Reference # | 78001923 |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1978 |
Bridge L-158 is a disused railroad bridge over Muscoot Reservoir near Goldens Bridge, New York, United States. Built to carry New York Central Railroad traffic over Rondout Creek near Kingston, it was moved to its current location in 1904.
In 1960 it was taken out of service and the tracks removed. It is the only remaining double-intersection Whipple truss railroad bridge in New York. In 1978 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the only bridge entirely within Westchester County to be listed in its own right.
The bridge is located over an inlet in the reservoir approximately one half-mile (1 km) west of the Goldens Bridge station on the Metro-North Harlem Line and Interstate 684. It straddles the line between the town of Lewisboro on the east and Somers on the west.
NY 138 crosses the reservoir 500 feet (150 m) to the north. It is most clearly seen from here, although it can also be seen through the woods from commuter trains near the station.
It is surrounded by woodlands, part of the reservoir's protected watershed lands, all owned, like the bridge, by the New York City Department of Environmental Protection. The former route of the tracks is visible on both approaches to the bridge.
Both trusses are 163 feet (50 m) long, consisting of nine identical panels. The web is 32 feet (9.8 m) deep. Two concrete abutments support the bridge 12 feet (3.7 m) above mean water level.
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