Hojack Swing Bridge

04/28/2014

In the New York Museum of Transportation, they created an exhibit highlighting the bridge. You guys should check it out.
http://www.rochestersubway.com/topics/2014/04/new-york-museum-of-transportation-hojack-swing-bridge-exhibit/

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02/05/2013

12/01/2012

Some more pictures.

Dismantling of the Hojack Swingbridge spanning the mouth of the Genesee River at Charlotte, New York. Built by the King Bridge Company in 1905 for the New York Central Railroad, it replaced an earlier span built by the Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburg Railroad. Also known as the "Hojack" route, operation of the route passed to Penn Central and Conrail, and the last movement over the bridge took place in the mid-1990's. With no customers remaining, the route over the bridge was abandoned, and successor CSX petitioned (along with the Coast Guard) for its removal.

11/28/2012

Piece by piece it is coming down.

11/01/2012

A great video of the history of the bridge. http://www.democratandchronicle.com/videonetwork/1920213411001/Hojack-swing-bridge

A historical look at the Hojack Bridge, including an interview with David Heeks, who worked on the bridge in the 1950s. Photo credits: Democrat and Chronicle, Times-Union, City Hall photo lab and Leona Hancoc. Video by Brian Sharp.

11/01/2012

Anyone is free to add in any information about this historical landmark.

10/30/2012

10/30/2012

Hey, if you want to learn a lot more of this historical monument check out this website and buy the book. The money will help support the bridge. http://landmarksociety.org/store/the-hojack-swing-bridge/

The Hojack Swing Bridge, Its History–and Its FutureCompiled and edited by Richard Margolis, this book documents the history of the bridge, the region, and the railroads that used the bridge.The Hojack Swing Bridge, built by the King Bridge Company in 1905, carried trains across the Genesee River, on...