Court Street Bridge carries you over the Genesee River, a historic stone arch bridge in Rochester, Monroe County, New York. Take a moment to feel how deliberately this structure sits in the river: it was designed by city engineer J. Y. McClintock and constructed in 1893 to span the Genesee River. Look along the length and you’ll notice six shallow arches stepping across the water, each shallow arch span measuring 52 feet, with the rises varying from 13 to 20 feet.
Beyond those river arches, the bridge also carries two arches over the Johnson and Seymour Raceway and over the Erie Canal, so this is a place where different currents and histories meet. In recognition of its significance, the bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. As you stand here, the stonework and measured proportions read like an engineer’s careful sentence, and the span’s rhythm answers to the river’s flow.
Designed by city engineer J. Y. McClintock, this bridge also carries two arches over the Johnson and Seymour Raceway and the Erie Canal for your crossing.