Whipple Iron Truss Bridge

<br>Gift of the Citizens of Montgomery County<br><br> Originally built by Squire Whipple across the Enlarged Erie Canal at Sprakers in 1869<br><br> This type of bridge was adopted by the Canal Commissioners in the 1850s as the standard iron bridge to cross the Canal<br><br> Moved to Fonda, NY across the Cayudatta Creek in 1919<br><br> Rehabilitated and constructed by Dr. Francis E. Griggs, Jr., the students, faculty and friends of Union College and the Town of Clifton Park<br><br> Stone work for the abutments is from the Rexford Aqueduct<br><br> Plaque Gift of Clough, Harbour Associates LLP<br><br> <center>1998</center>