Portage Viaduct

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Portage Viaduct is a historic railroad bridge spanning the Genesee River gorge in Letchworth State Park in western New York.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf railroad bridge
steel arch bridge
alsoKnownAs Portageville Bridge
constructionStartDate 2015
country United States
crosses Genesee River
Genesee River gorge
designedFor modern freight train loads
function carries freight rail traffic
hasHeritageStatus historic railroad bridge
locatedIn Letchworth State Park
Livingston County, New York
Wyoming County, New York
western New York
linked to: Western New York
maintainedBy Norfolk Southern Railway
material steel
nearbyCity Portageville, New York
numberOfTracks 1
opened 2017
owner Norfolk Southern Railway
partOfLine Southern Tier Line
passesOver Genesee River waterfalls area
precededBy Portage Bridge (1852) wooden trestle
replacedBy current steel arch Portage Viaduct (2017)
replacedStructure original Portage wooden trestle
riverMouthDirection north–south gorge crossing
significance major rail crossing of the Genesee River gorge
state New York
usedBy Norfolk Southern Railway
visibleFrom Letchworth State Park scenic overlooks

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