Forest Ave. Bridge – Amsterdam NY

City:
Amsterdam, NY

Site Type:
Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels, Infrastructure and Utilities

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Completed:
1940

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
Yes

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Forest Ave. bridge, which spans a creek between Lyon Street and Lakeview Street, was completed in 1940 with funds and labor provided by the Work Projects Administration (WPA).

Source notes

Plaque on-site

Site originally submitted by Elizabeth Blackmar on January 14, 2016.

Location Info


Forest Ave.
Amsterdam, NY Montgomery County

Location notes: Between Lyon Street and Lakeview Street

Coordinates: 42.952365, -74.175090

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