Whipple Iron Truss Bridge
Gift of the Citizens of Montgomery County
Originally built by Squire Whipple across the Enlarged Erie Canal at Sprakers in 1869
This type of bridge was adopted by the Canal Commissioners in the 1850s as the standard iron bridge to cross the Canal
Moved to Fonda, NY across the Cayudatta Creek in 1919
Rehabilitated and constructed by Dr. Francis E. Griggs, Jr., the students, faculty and friends of Union College and the Town of Clifton Park
Stone work for the abutments is from the Rexford Aqueduct
Plaque Gift of Clough, Harbour Associates LLP
1998
Marker is on Riverview Road just from Van Vranken Road, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
