
Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge
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Ruhle Road Stone Arch Bridge was a historic stone arch bridge
located at Malta
in Saratoga County, New York
. It was constructed about 1873 and spanned the Ballston Creek. The arch measured 26 feet from the creek surface and 23.5 feet between the abutments.
It collapsed in 1993 and was replaced in 2001 with the Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1988 and delisted in 2004.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
located at Malta
Malta, New York
Malta is a town in Saratoga County, New York, United States. The town is in the central part of the county and is south of Saratoga Springs. The population was 13,005 at the 2000 census.- History :The town was first settled before 1865....
in Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County, New York
Saratoga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 219,607. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county seat is Ballston Spa...
. It was constructed about 1873 and spanned the Ballston Creek. The arch measured 26 feet from the creek surface and 23.5 feet between the abutments.
It collapsed in 1993 and was replaced in 2001 with the Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge
Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge
Ruhle Road Lenticular Metal Truss Bridge is a historic Lenticular truss bridge located at Malta in Saratoga County, New York. It was constructed in 1888 and originally spanned the Black Creek in Salem, Washington County, New York. It was moved to is present location in 2001 and spans the Ballston...
.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1988 and delisted in 2004.

