List of New York covered bridges
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This is a list of covered bridges in New York State.
First, there are 29 historic covered bridges in New York State. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation identifies 29 that are historic, and lists the fact that New York has 29 covered bridges in its publications. However, the standard for authenticity is higher for the National Register of Historic Places, and some of the 29 do not meet it. A source for many on this list is the New York Society of Covered Bridges, which has its own definition of what makes a bridge historic or not, and lists 24.
One of the NRHPs, Old Blenheim Bridge, has further been declared to be a National Historic Landmark and also has described by a Historic American Engineering Record. It may be the longest single-span covered bridge in the United States or in the world.
Twenty-four of the historic covered bridges in New York State (ordered by counties):
- Downsville Bridge, in Delaware County
- Fitches Bridge, in Delaware County
- Hamden Bridge, in Delaware County
- Lower Shavertown Bridge in Delaware County
- Tuscarora Club Bridge in Delaware County
- Jay Bridge in Essex County
- Salisbury Center Bridge in Herkimer County
- Hyde Hall Bridge in Otsego County
- Copeland Farm Bridge in Saratoga County
- Blenheim Bridge in Schoharie County
- Beaverkill Bridge, also known as Conklin Bridge, in Sullivan County, New York
- Bendo Bridge in Sullivan County
- Halls Mills Bridge, in Sullivan County
- Van Tran Flat Bridge in Sullivan County
- Newfield Bridge in Tompkins County
- Ashokan Bridge, or Turnwood Bridge, in Ulster County
- Forge Bridge in Ulster County
- Grants Mills Bridge in Ulster County
- Perrine's Bridge in Ulster County
- Tappan Bridge, or Kittle Bridge, in Ulster County
- Buskirk Bridge in Washington County, New York
- Eagleville Bridge in Washington County
- Rexleigh Bridge in Washington County
- Shushan Bridge in Washington County
More modern or otherwise not-as-authentic covered bridges in New York State also exist. Peter Folk (see external link below) lists the following 18 bridges:
- Waldbillig Bridge, in Albany County
- Voorheesville School Bridge, in Albany County
- Munson Bridge in Broome County
- Thomas E. Kelly Bridge in Cattaragus County
- Erpf Bridge in Delaware County
- Fort Ticonderoga / Kissing Bridge, in Essex County
- Morehouse Bridge in Fulton County
- Old Forge Bridge in Herkimer County
- Frontenac or North Country Bridge, in Jefferson County
- Americana Village Bridge, in Madison County
- Roydhouse Bridge, in Oneida County
- Schoharie Bridge, in Schoharie County
- Ludlow Greens Bridge, in Suffolk County
- Grahamsville Bridge, in Sullivan County
- Friendship Manor Bridge, in Ulster County
- Myers Bridge, in Ulster County
- Cambridge Bridge, in Washington County
- Granville Bridge, in Washington County
[edit] External links
- New York Covered Bridge Society has NYS map indicating locations, and has photos of each historic bridge
- "Overview of the History of Covered Bridges in New York State" by Raymond Smith
- "Covered Bridges of New York", by Peter Folk includes non-historic examples as well.
