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 created by Julius W. Adams and James P. Kirkwood and built in 1847–48 by the New York and Erie Railroad, utilizing local stone, except for three brick sections and the concrete foundations of the pillars.