The third photo, taken at the crest of the Upper Falls, shows how the 245 foot high Portageville Bridge towers over the Genesee River. The first visualization depicts the new replacement bridge by itself while the second includes the existing bridge adjacent to the new bridge:



Riverbed View of Existing Bridge



Riverbed Visualization of Proposed Replacement Bridge



Riverbed Visualization of Proposed Replacement Bridge Adjacent to Existing Bridge

The fourth photo is taken from the road that travels under the bridge on the west bank of the Genesee River. The first visualization shows the proposed replacement bridge over the road at roughly the same location and the second includes a portion of the existing bridge adjacent to the new bridge:



Road View of Existing Bridge



Road Visualization of Proposed Replacement Bridge



Road Visualization of Proposed Replacement Bridge Adjacent to Existing Bridge

In the following display, the top left and bottom right photos highlight how the existing Portageville Bridge soars over the Genesee River. The photo in the top right of "1875" is the year in which the iron bridge was built (as differed from the previous wooden bridge built in 1852). Finally, the logo in the bottom left depicts the historic private-public partnership between Norfolk Southern and NYSDOT to build a new freight railroad bridge.



Various Portageville Displays

This is a photograph of the year in which the Iron Bridge was built. The date, which is 1875, was placed on one of the bridge support pieces. The Iron Bridge replaced the Wooden Bridge, which burned in 1875.



Footing Closeup

This photograph is of the Historic Marker to commemorate the first Wooden Railroad Bridge. The Wooden Railroad Bridge was opened by the Erie Railroad on August 14, 1852, and burned down the night of May 5-6, 1875. The Historic Marker is found in the parking lot near the Mary Jennison Trail on the west bank of the Genesee River Gorge. Note that the marker itself is historic, in that it was put in place by the State Education Department way back in 1935.



Historic Portageville Bridge Marker

This photograph is a view looking up through one of the Iron Bridge towers. The photo shows the bottom of the bridge deck and symmetry of the iron girder construction



Bottom of Portageville Bridge Deck

This is a photograph from the cab of a Norfolk Southern locomotive crossing the Portageville Bridge. The photo is taken from the east side of the Genesee River Gorge looking at the west bank, Mary Jennison Trail, and Park Road.



Portageville Bridge Deck

This is a photograph from the viewing station near Gorge Trail just north of the High Falls and the bridge. The photo shows a view looking south of a freight train crossing the Portageville Bridge.



Upward View of Bridge

This is an aerial photograph taken from the southeast side of the Genesee River Gorge. The Genesee River flows northand the view depicts the Portageville Bridge next to the majestic High Falls.



Aerial Photo of Portageville Bridge