Buskirk Bridge

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Buskirk Bridge
Crosses Hoosic River
Buskirk Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Buskirk Bridge (New York)
Buskirk Bridge
Nearest city: Buskirk, New York
Coordinates: 42°57′29.54″N 73°26′0.34″W / 42.9582056, -73.4334278Coordinates: 42°57′29.54″N 73°26′0.34″W / 42.9582056, -73.4334278
Built/Founded: 1850
Added to NRHP: March 08, 1978[1]
NRHP Reference#: 78003457
MPS: Covered Bridges of Washington County TR
Governing body: Local

Buskirk Bridge is a covered bridge and is the name of the hamlet in which it is located. It is in the town of Hoosick. The bridge, which crosses the Hoosic River is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.

Town and Howe truss designs were patented by Ithiel Town in 1820 and William Howe in 1840, respectively.[2] The Buskirk Bridge a Howe truss design, and was built to replace a previous Burr arch truss. It is perhaps the earliest Howe truss bridge that survives in New York State.[3]

A topographic map of its location appears in its individual inventory document prepared by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in 1977.[4]


It is one of four Washington County covered bridges submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in a multiple property submission.[2] The others are the Rexleigh Bridge, the Eagleville Bridge, and Shushan Bridge. All four were listed on the National Register on March 8, 1972.[1]

The bridge continues in use for vehicles, and is maintained jointly by Washington County and Rensselaer County.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ a b c Raymond W. Smith (December, 1977), Covered Bridges of Washington County TR / Buskirk, Rexleigh, Eagleville, and Shushan Covered BridgesPDF (708 KiB), National Park Service 
  3. ^ The MPS document at one point seems to contradict itself, saying the "Town truss type is represented...by the bridges at Buskirk and at Rexleigh" and also it "is the earliest Howe truss bridge surviving in New York State" (page 3), but elsewhere it is clear that the Buskirk and Rexleigh bridges are both of the Howe truss design.
  4. ^ Smith, R.W. (October, 1977). Building/Structure Inventory: Rexleigh Covered Bridge. Division of Historic Preservation, New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.

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