Andrews Street Bridge
Why it's listed
Andrews Street Bridge carries Andrews Street across the Genesee River in the center of Rochester. Completed in 1893, it has seven segmental arches, six of them spanning 36 feet with nine-foot rises, resting on five-foot-thick piers. Quarry-faced stone, probably sandstone, forms the arches and spandrel facing, while cheaper rubble backs the spandrels. J.Y. McClintock, a civil engineer serving as city surveyor, designed it, and Ellsworth & Grant built it at a cost of $67,000. It is the third bridge at this location and the companion to the Court Street Bridge. It was originally meant to carry buildings on either side, like the Main Street Bridge, but that plan was never carried out. The bridge is one of four historic crossings that tied together Rochester's downtown on both riverbanks and supported commercial growth. Later changes include a reinforced concrete roadway replacing paved stone and a newer iron railing replacing cast-iron. The bridge remains city-owned and in use.
Significance in brief: The bridge is one of four historic links between the two river bank concentrations of Rochester's central business district. It is the third bridge on its site and the mate to the Court Street Bridge, both designed by McClintock. Its round-arch stone design may have been meant to echo the mid-nineteenth century aqueduct and bridges nearby.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 84000182, listed October 11, 1984. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-sonnet-5-5, prompt v1.0-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Andrews St. at Genesee River, Rochester |
|---|---|
| County | Monroe County |
| Listed | October 11, 1984 |
| Reference number | 84000182 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architect / builder | Architect J.Y. McClintock; builder Ellsworth & Grant |
| Architectural style | Stone arch bridge, described in a 1976 survey as a "transitional form" |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Owned by the City of Rochester and still used as a bridge; condition listed as fair. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 43.15897, -77.61220 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 84000182.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q4759107
- This listing as JSON
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