Avon Five Arch Bridge, Stone arch railway bridge in Avon, New York, United States
The Avon Five Arch Bridge is a 200-foot-long, 12-foot-wide railroad bridge about 30 feet high, built of ashlar stone on limestone piers. Its five elliptical arches carry it over the Conesus Lake Outlet in Avon, Livingston County, New York.
Built in 1856–1857 by the Rochester-Avon-Geneseo-Mount Morris Railroad, later part of the Erie Railroad, the bridge carried rail traffic until the line was abandoned in 1941. It was stabilized in 1992 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.
The bridge appears in Restless Heart's 1992 country song "Big Iron Horses"; drummer John Dittrich, an Avon native, recalled watching trains there with his grandfather. The song takes liberties with the bridge's age and the singer's age, but the memory is his own.
The bridge sits within a public park along State Route 39, just south of Avon village, and is accessible on foot during daylight hours. The location has nearby parking and allows visitors to view the structure from multiple angles.
The bridge appears in Restless Heart's 1992 country song "Big Iron Horses"; drummer John Dittrich, an Avon native, recalled watching trains there with his grandfather. The song takes liberties with the bridge's age and his own, but the memory is his.
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