Wanakena Footbridge | |
Formerly listed on the
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | Over Oswegatchie R., bet. Front St. and South Shore Rd. Fine, New York, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 44°7′59″N 74°55′18″W / 44.13306°N 74.92167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1902 |
Architectural style | Suspension bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 99001001 [1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | August 19, 1999 |
Removed from NRHP | May 3, 2016 |
The Wanakena Footbridge was a pedestrian suspension bridge located at Wanakena in St. Lawrence County, New York. It was constructed in 1902 and spanned the Oswegatchie River. It was originally constructed to provide a crossing for the employees of the Rich Lumber Company to reach the no longer extant mills. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. In 2014 it was destroyed by an ice jam that floated downstream and collided with the bridge; [3] two years later it was removed from the Register. [4] In July 2016 a new bridge was dedicated and opened after fund raising by the Wanakena Historical Association and others.