The viaduct was designed by Julius W. Adams and James P. Kirkwood and built in 1847–48 by the New York and Erie Railroad, of locally-quarried random ashlar bluestone, except for three brick interior longitudinal spandrel walls and the concrete bases of the piers.
The viaduct was designed by Julius W. Adams and James P. Kirkwood and constructed in 1847–48 by the New York and Erie Railroad, utilizing locally-sourced random ashlar bluestone, with the exception of three brick interior longitudinal spandrel walls and the concrete foundations of the piers.