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Broad Street Bridge

Broad Street Bridge from directly overhead

Broad Street Bridge is an attraction in New York, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Water Table, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

bridge and aqueduct in Rochester, New York, United States

Dates from 1842.

Wikidata Q4971954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1842

How to reach it

Coordinates43.15461, -77.60918

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Water Table: 0.0 mi
  • River Currents: 0.0 mi
  • Mill Wheel: 0.0 mi
  • Signature Gateway: 0.1 mi
  • I Am Speaking: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Blue Cross Arena Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • South Avenue Garage Pocket Park: 0.1 mi
  • Aqueduct Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cornerstone Park: 0.1 mi
  • Washington Square Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Gardens: 19
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Falls: 0.2 mi
  • High Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Middle Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Norton’s Falls: 2.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Windsor Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Ontario Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Hamlin Beach: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Broad Street Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainSSE 153°358 m20.6 mi
Jakman HillS 185°357 m21.8 mi
Baptist HillSSE 157°356 m23.4 mi
Hopper HillsSSE 156°335 m15.8 mi
Allens HillSSE 168°317 m22.4 mi
Woodchuck HillSSE 168°297 m19.0 mi
Taft HillSSE 165°287 m19.8 mi
Baker HillSE 131°282 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4519:23
June solstice05:3220:1120:54
September equinox06:5818:3219:10
December solstice07:4015:5216:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735475968727164524232
Precip in2.52.12.53.02.93.43.63.33.23.22.82.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 76001228OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Erie Canal: Second Genesee Aqueduct, reference 76001228, listed 09/29/76.

OpenStreetMap element way/594354996

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