Downsville Bridge
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Downsville Covered Bridge | |
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| Location | East Branch of the Delaware River, Bridge St., Downsville, New York |
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| Coordinates | 42°04′34″N 74°59′27″W / 42.07624°N 74.99071°WCoordinates: 42°04′34″N 74°59′27″W / 42.07624°N 74.99071°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Murray, Robert |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # |
99000503 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1999 |
Downsville Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the East Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Downsville in Delaware County, New York. At 174 feet (53 m), it is currently the longest historic covered bridge in the state after the 232-foot (71 m) Blenheim Bridge in Schoharie County was destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene in 2011.
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
External links
- Downsville Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
- Downsville Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA, a website developed by Hank Brickel
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