Iron Tressle Bridge

This iconic trestle bridge over the Genesee River gorge in Letchworth State Park, towering above the upper falls, was torn down in January, 2018 after a new $...
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This iconic trestle bridge over the Genesee River gorge in Letchworth State Park, towering above the upper falls, was torn down in January, 2018 after a new $75 million steel arch railroad bridge went into service carrying the Norfolk Southern Railway Southern Tier Line over the river from Portage, Genesee County, to Genesee Falls, Wyoming County, New York.
The old Portage Viaduct (also known as the Portage Bridge, Portageville Viaduct or Portageville Bridge) was hastily built back in 1875 to replace an 800-foot-long wooden span that burned down that same year. According to Tom Cook and Tom Breslin on letchworthparkhistory.com, while the wooden bridge succumbed to fire on May 6, 1875, the new iron bridge was ready for testing on July 31 — just 53 days after the fire an serviced the RR until 2018, when it was replaced!
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