Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge

Infobox Bridge
bridge_name=Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge

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caption=Downtown Rochester as seen from Ford Street, with the bridge in the center foreground.
carries=Eight lanes of I-490
crosses=Genesee River and NY 383
locale=Rochester, New York
maint=NYSDOT
id=4050129
design=Triple steel arch
mainspan=convert|140.9|m|ft|1|abbr=on
length=convert|364|m|ft|0|abbr=on
width=convert|39.8|m|ft|1|abbr=on
height=
load=
clearance=
below=
traffic=76,860 (2007 est.)
begin=April 2004
complete=June 18, 2007
open=June 18, 2007
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lat=43.15108
long=-77.60908The Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge (known as the Troup-Howell Bridge until July 13, 2007) is a triple steel arch bridge carrying Interstate 490 over the Genesee River and New York State Route 383 (Exchange Boulevard) in downtown Rochester, New York. The bridge, officially completed on June 18, 2007, replaced a 50-year old multi-girder bridge situated in the same location.

General

The bridge is convert|364|m|ft|0 in length, with the longest span, the arch-supported roadway crossing the Genesee, encompassing convert|140.9|m|ft|1. In terms of width, the structure is convert|39.8|m|ft|1 wide.structurae|id=s0009292. Retrieved on 2007-06-18.] The roadway on its surface is eight lanes wide, with four reserved for each direction of I-490. On a daily basis, the structure carries an estimated 76,860 vehicles over NY 383 and the Genesee.cite web|url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/tvr427thru908f.pdf|title=Traffic Data Report - NY 427 to NY 908F|format=PDF|publisher=NYSDOT|date=2007-07-16|accessdate=2007-06-18]

The New York State Department of Transportation is responsible for maintenance on the bridge.

History

Construction on the new bridge, then known as the "Troup-Howell Bridge", began in April 2004.cite web|url=http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070618/NEWS01/70618003/1002/NEWS|title=Finally, all Troup Howell lanes open|publisher=Democrat and Chronicle|author=Victoria E. Freile|accessdate=2007-06-18] To prevent the flow of traffic from being halted on I-490, the construction of the arch bridge and the demolition of the girder bridge were done in stages, which allowed a minimum of four lanes of traffic, two in each direction, to be open at all times.cite web|url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/news/press-releases/2004/200455|title=Governor: DOT breaks ground on $37M Troup-Howell Bridge project|publisher=NYSDOT|accessdate=2007-06-18] On June 18, 2007, the bridge was officially completed and fully open to traffic for the first time.

In a ceremony at the bridge on July 13, 2007, the bridge was renamed the "Frederick Douglass-Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge", honoring Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony, both of whom had ties to Rochester during their lives. [cite web|url=http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=51126&rnews_story_type=18&category=10|title=Bridge Takes On New Name|publisher=RNews|date=2007-07-13|accessdate=2007-08-24]

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