County access road bridge over wiscoy creek

The New York Department of Transportation (NYDOT) received a $1.01 million Formula Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration on January 4, 2022 under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205). The funding will support a project to utilize a historic iron pin-connected Pratt thru-truss bridge currently located at Schoellkopf Road over Cayuga Creek to provide access for a county access road over Wiscoy Creek in the Town of Pike, Wyoming County. Installing this bridge at the specified location will create vehicular and pedestrian access between the county fairgrounds and a parking area north of the creek. The bridge rehabilitation and installation project aims to improve transportation connectivity in an area frequented by bicyclists, nature enthusiasts, and with lower traffic volumes.

Project description

This project will utilize the historic iron pin-connected pratt thru-truss currently located at schoellkopf road (BIN 3319610) over cayuga creek to provide access for the county access road over wiscoy creek in the town of pike, wyoming county. Installing a bridge at this location will create access for vehicles and pedestrians between the fairgrounds and the parking area north of the creek. This bridge is located in a section of road that is adjacent to cayuga creek. This area is frequented by bicyclists and nature enthusiasts and with lower traffic volumes, proximity to the cayuga creek and surrounding wildlife habitat, this type of recreational activity continues to thrive.