List of crossings of the Genesee River explained

This is a list of bridges and other crossings of the Genesee River in order from its source in Ulysses, Pennsylvania downstream to Lake Ontario.

Crossings list

CrossingOpenedCarriesLocationCoordinates

Pennsylvania

Loucks Mills Road culvertLoucks Mills Rd.Ulysses Township
Driveway culvertPrivate drivewayUlysses
South Street culvertSouth St.
Center Street culvertCenter St.
South Main Street culvertS. Main St.
South Water Street culvertS. Water St.
Gravel culvertGravel path
Church Street culvertChurch St.
North Street sidewalk bridgeSidewalk
North Street culvert
Farm culvertPrivate farm road
Access road culvertTreatment plant access road
Farm bridgePrivate farm roadBingham Township
Hickox–Ulysses Road bridge (fourth)1941[1] Hickox–Ulysses Rd.
Hickox–Ulysses Road bridge (third)1991[2] Hickox–Ulysses Rd.
Musto Hollow bridge2000[3] Musto Hollow Rd.
Hickox–Ulysses Road bridge (second)1991[4] Hickox–Ulysses Rd.
Hickox–Ulysses Road bridge (first)1998[5] Hickox–Ulysses Rd.
Farm bridgePrivate farm road
Hickox bridge1953[6] Hickox Rd.Genesee Township
Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad bridgeDisused
Former Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad
School Street Bridge2011[7] Pennsylvania Route 244 (School St.)
Commercial Street bridge1938/1998[8] Commercial St.
Former Route 244 detour

New York

Route 19 bridge1990[9] Willing
Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad bridgeDisused
Former Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad
Graves Road bridge1975[10] Graves Rd.
Stone Dam Road bridge2002[11] Stone Dam Rd.
Jack Bridge1984[12] Jack Bridge Rd.
Weidrick Road bridge1953[13] Weidrick Rd.Wellsville (town)
Foot bridgeFootpath
Former Wellsville, Addison and Galeton Railroad
Wellsville (village)
State Street bridge2002[14] W. State St.
Stevens Street bridge1974[15] Stevens St.
Route 417 bridge1988[16]
Wellsville Country Club bridgeFootpath/Golf cart routeWellsville (town)
Knight Creek Road bridge1978[17] Scio
Corbin Hill Road bridge1971[18] Amity
Belmont Dam1925Belmont
Route 19 bridge2009[19]
Rail bridgeSouthern Tier Ext. of the Western NY and Penn. Railroad
Genesee Street bridge1997[20]
Gibson Hill Road bridge1959[21] Angelica
Southern Tier Expressway bridges1975[22]
County Road 16 bridge1934[23]
Hughes Street bridge1974[24] Belfast
Caneadea Bridge1903[25]
Closed for structural deficiencies 1993–2007, 2012–
Caneadea
Council House Road bridge1989[26] Council House Road
Lattice Bridge1887[27] Disused (early 1990s)
Formerly Lattice Bridge Road
County Route 4 bridge1980[28] Hume
Whiskey Bridge1973[29] Bailey RoadGenesee Falls - Portage
Route 436 Bridge1920[30] Genesee Falls - Portage
(Letchworth State Park)
New Portage Viaduct2017Southern Tier Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Portage Viaduct1875
(demolished 2018)
Former Southern Tier Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Stone footbridge1935[31] Footpath
Mount Morris Dam1952Leicester - Mt. Morris (town)
(Letchworth State Park)
Genesee Valley Greenway pedestrian bridge2012[32] Genesee Valley Greenway
Uses old Pennsylvania Railroad pilings (1881 - 1963)
Possible old Genesee Valley Canal aqueduct pilings (1840 - 1878)
Leicester - Mt. Morris (village)
Old Mt. Morris Dam
Route 36 bridge1957[33]
Rochester & Southern Railroad bridgeRochester and Southern Railroad
Cuylerville Road bridge1970[34] Leicester - Geneseo
Genesee Street bridge1950[35] York - Geneseo
Fowlerville Road bridge1950[36] / County Route 5/County Route 22 (Fowlerville Road)York - Avon (town)
Main Street bridge2003[37] Caledonia - Avon (village)
Erie Railroad Avon–Attica Genesee River Bridgeca. 1890/ca. 1910[38] Abandoned (1976)
Trail conversion proposed by 2013
Formerly Erie Railroad Avon–Attica line
Lehigh Valley Trail bridgeca. 1892/ca. 1916Lehigh Valley Trail linear park (2004)
former Lehigh Valley Railroad Black Diamond line
Caledonia - Rush
Rush - Scottsville Road bridge1995[39] Wheatland - Rush
Scottsville  - West Henrietta Road bridge1976[40] Wheatland - Henrietta
Thruway bridges1952[41] Chili - Henrietta
Ballantyne Bridge2007
Chili - Brighton
West Shore Genesee River Railway Bridge1905West Shore Subdivision of New York Central Lines (CSX)
(LAL) Interchanges
Interstate 390 bridges1981
Erie Canal crossing1918Erie Canal (at-grade)
Rochester
Genesee Valley Park pedestrian bridgeFootpath
Erie Canal Heritage Trail (Erie Canal towpath)
Elmwood Avenue bridge1935Elmwood Avenue
Brooks Landing – University of Rochester pedestrian bridgeEarly 1990sFootpath
Erie–Lackawanna Railroad BridgeEarly 1900s[42] Rails-to-trails bike/pedestrian path (June 29, 2012)[43]
Abandoned (1971)
Ford Street bridge1844Ford Street
Frederick Douglass – Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge2007
Court Street Dam1918
Court Street Bridge1892Court Street
Broad Street Bridge1842Upper level: New York State Route 31 (East Broad Street)
Lower level: Former Rochester Subway
Former Erie Canal aqueduct
Main Street Bridge1857East Main Street
Sister Cities Bridge1968Footpath
Andrews Street Bridge1893Andrews Street
Inner Loop bridge1963
Rail bridgeRochester Subdivision of New York Central Lines (CSX)
Pont De Rennes bridge1891Footpath (1982)
formerly Platt Street
Smith Street bridge1930Smith St./Bausch St.
Hojack railroad bridgeca. 1879[44] Decommissioned mid-1990s
Former Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Hojack line
Middle Falls damGenesee Riverway Trail
Driving Park Bridge1989Driving Park Avenue
Veterans Memorial Bridge1931
Monroe County Pure Waters bridge1985Wide footpath
Combined sewer overflow
Turning Point boardwalk (crosses basin; does not cross to east bank)2006Footpath
Colonel Patrick O'Rorke Memorial Bridge2004Pattonwood Drive
Hojack Swing Bridge1905
(demolished 2012)
Former Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad Hojack line
(Later New York Central Railroad)
CrossingOpenedCarriesLocationCoordinates

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SR 1011 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.921361;-77.779378 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  2. Web site: SR 1011 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.924653;-77.787536 . Uglybridges.com . 1991-05-06 . 2012-06-03.
  3. Web site: T-409 MUSTO HLW RD over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.937406;-77.804397 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  4. Web site: SR 1011 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.939911;-77.811311 . Uglybridges.com . 1999-04-07 . 2012-06-03.
  5. Web site: SR 1011 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.944939;-77.818256 . Uglybridges.com . 1991-10-05 . 2012-06-03.
  6. Web site: SR 1011 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.975753;-77.856739 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  7. Web site: New Genesee Bridge Opens to Traffic Friday, Bridge Opening Ceremony in Morning . Coudy News . 2011-12-14 . 2012-06-03.
  8. Web site: SR 1010 over GENESEE RIVER, Potter County, Pennsylvania . 41.994331;-77.870200 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  9. Web site: RTE 19 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.015264;-77.894900 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  10. Web site: GRAVES ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.024633;-77.905317 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  11. Web site: ELEVEN MILE ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.048508;-77.928592 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  12. Web site: JACK BRIDGE ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.075872;-77.924661 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  13. Web site: WEIDRICK ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.100728;-77.938981 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  14. Web site: WEST STATE ST over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.118908;-77.946811 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  15. Web site: STEVENS STREET over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.120606;-77.949511 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  16. Web site: RTE 417 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.128308;-77.960658 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  17. Web site: KNIGHT CREEK ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.171253;-77.984458 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  18. Web site: COUNTY ROAD 31A over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.206592;-78.022572 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  19. Web site: 2009-10-22.
  20. Web site: RTE 244 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.226925;-78.034214 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  21. Web site: COUNTY ROAD 20 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.264078;-78.052083 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  22. News: Southern Tier Road Opening Set Thursday . . January 28, 1975 . 34 . May 7, 2010.
  23. Web site: Genesee River Bridge . 42.296111;-78.074722 . Bridgehunter.com . 2010-09-19 . 2012-06-03.
  24. Web site: CR 26 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.343244;-78.103189 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  25. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Caneadea Bridge. n.d.. 2009-06-14. Michelle Petrick. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2013-12-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203013724/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=614. dead.
  26. Web site: COUNCIL HOUSE RD over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.401203;-78.154314 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  27. Web site: Genesee River Bridge . 42.436667;-78.130000 . Bridgehunter.com . 2012-01-14 . 2012-06-03.
  28. Web site: COUNTY RD 4 over GENESEE RIVER, Allegany County, New York . 42.463494;-78.103344 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  29. Web site: WHISKEY BRIDGE over GENESEE RIVER, Wyoming County, New York . 42.558431;-78.047517 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  30. Web site: RTE 436 over GENESEE RIVER, Livingston County, New York . 42.571194;-78.040503 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  31. Web site: Stone Hiking Bridge - Letchworth State Park, New York - Hiking Path Footbridges on . Waymarking.com . 2012-06-03.
  32. Web site: Greenway Dedication Ceremony to Honor New Bridge . 2012-05-17 . https://archive.today/20130124055104/http://www.geneseesun.com/index.php/living/arts1146328347/1435-greenway-dedication-ceremony-to-honor-new-bridge . 2013-01-24 . dead .
  33. Web site: RTE 36 over GENESEE RIVER, Livingston County, New York . 42.738475;-77.881589 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  34. Web site: RTE 20A over GENESEE RIVER, Livingston County, New York . +42.77705;-77.84110 . Uglybridges.com . 2013-02-12.
  35. Web site: RTE 63 over GENESEE RIVER, Livingston County, New York . 42.804561;-77.827089 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  36. Web site: FOWLERVILLE ROAD over GENESEE RIVER, Livingston County, New York . 42.891772;-77.821422 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  37. Web site: RTE 5 over Genesee River, Livingston County, New York . 42.917906;-77.757264 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  38. Web site: ERIE-ATTICA RAILROAD BRIDGE AND TRAIL FEASIBILITY STUDY. March 2007. Genesee Transportation Council.
  39. Web site: RTE 251 over GENESEE RIVER, Monroe County, New York . 43.004814;-77.730017 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  40. Web site: RTE 253 over GENESEE RIVER, Monroe County, New York . 43.029633;-77.723247 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  41. Web site: RTE I90 over GENESEE RIVER, Monroe County, New York . 43.042992;-77.726508 . Uglybridges.com . 2012-06-03.
  42. Web site: Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Bridge Rails-to-Trails Conversion Feasibility Assessment and Design Recommendations. September 2008. Genesee Transportation Council.
  43. Web site: City of Rochester | News Release - Smith Street Bridge to close this weekend . Cityofrochester.gov . 2009-09-10 . 2012-06-03.
  44. News: Sharp. Brian. Railroad bridge could become trail walkway. Democrat and Chronicle. 2009-11-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20110614175511/http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009911140347. 2011-06-14. 2009-11-16.