1 10 1 https://openvalley.org/files/original/133287c3fe49b05bc6d0be7b6c3bdb5e.jpg 4aff93dbc83df838bdb83fc81209e773 https://openvalley.org/files/original/62e5a28d392174bb035d65bbc72a66bf.jpg 2cd82126010510375bbef325b2733eb5 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as photograph, map, drawing, painting, etc., and any additional data Postcard Physical Dimensions The actual physical size of the original image 3.5 x 5 in Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Five Arch Bridge, Avon NY Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rochester News Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1910-1920? Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Cooper, Ken Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Courtesy Ken Cooper Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpeg, 771 KB jpeg, 310 KB Type The nature or genre of the resource Still image Description An account of the resource 200-foot stone viaduct was constructed by the Rochester and Genesee Valley Railroad sometime around 1856-57, crossing the outlet of Conesus Lake not far from where that creek joins the Genesee River. By 1859 the planned rail line between Mt. Morris and Rochester had been completed, but it struggled financially and eventually was leased to the Erie Railroad beginning in 1873. <br /><br />The viaduct's use of wooden timbers, visible in this photograph, led to ongoing structural concerns and perhaps accounts for the rail line's conversion to a small electric commuter route, which operated 13 runs daily between Mt. Morris and Rochester starting in 1907 and lasting into the late 1930s. The tracks were torn up in 1940 due to declining ridership in the age of automobiles, but the Five Arch Bridge has had an afterlife as a symbol of Avon history. Avon, NY Conesus Creek Conesus Lake Erie Railroad Five Arch Bridge Genesee River Genesee Valley Railroad Railroads