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[[File:East Pine Street Bridge construction.jpg|thumb| | [[File:East Pine Street Bridge construction.jpg|thumb|434x434px|The information on this photo reads "Excavating for the Pine Street bridge," apparently at milepost 74.95, where East Pine Street, now called Forest Hill Avenue, passes over the railroad tracks. It was taken sometime between 1890, when a new short-line railroad was chartered to lay tracks from Saranac Lake to Lake Placid, and August 1, 1893, when the first train ran on the line. By the small size of the locomotives, it seems that this work was being done by the Chateaugay Railroad as an extension of its narrow-gauge system. The railroad connection to Lake Placid aided substantially in the development of the Lake Placid Club, one of the large resorts in the region which benefited from easy access by rail. ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', November 17, 2012 ]] | ||
The '''East Pine Street Bridge''' was built about 1895. It carries [[Forest Hill Avenue]], formerly called [[East Pine Street]], over the tracks of the [[New York Central]] to [[Pine Street]] from the [[Moody Pond]] area. | The '''East Pine Street Bridge''' was built about 1895. It carries [[Forest Hill Avenue]], formerly called [[East Pine Street]], over the tracks of the [[New York Central]] to [[Pine Street]] from the [[Moody Pond]] area. | ||
[[File:East Pine Street Bridge.jpg|left|thumb|438x438px|The East Pine Street bridge over the New York Central tracks, 1916. Courtesy of John Barge. ]] | [[File:East Pine Street Bridge.jpg|left|thumb|438x438px|The East Pine Street bridge over the New York Central tracks, 1916. Courtesy of John Barge. ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:07, 24 January 2026
The East Pine Street Bridge was built about 1895. It carries Forest Hill Avenue, formerly called East Pine Street, over the tracks of the New York Central to Pine Street from the Moody Pond area.
