Rosendale Trestle

The Rosendale Trestle is a bridge in Ulster County, New York. It was completed in 1872. It also was a railroad. It is 940 feet long.

Rosendale Trestle
The trestle, photographed in April 2011
Coordinates	41°50′36″N 74°05′18″W
Carries	Wallkill Valley Rail Trail, formerly Wallkill Valley Railroad
Crosses	Rondout Creek New York State Route 213 Formerly the Delaware and Hudson Canal
Locale	Rosendale, New York, United States
Characteristics
Design	Post truss
Material	Steel
Total length	940 feet (290 m)
Width	6 ft (1,829 mm) (broad gauge)
No. of spans	9
Clearance below	150 feet (46 m) above the water
History
Constructed by	A. L. Dolby & Company Waston Manufacturing Company King Bridge Company
Fabrication by	Carnegie Steel Company
Construction start	1870
Construction end	1872
Inaugurated	April 6, 1872
Location

Map

The original Wallkill Valley rail line, stretching from Montgomery to Kingston

References

• Mabee, Carleton (1995). Listen to the Whistle: An Anecdotal History of the Wallkill Valley Railroad. Fleishmanns, NY: Purple Mountain Press. ISBN 978-0-935796-69-8.