List of New York covered bridges
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This is a list of covered bridges in New York State.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation identifies 29 covered bridges in New York State as historic, but these are not all listed on the National Register of Historic Places
. The New York Society of Covered Bridges lists 24 historic covered bridges.
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.
The following is a list of 24 of the historic New York State covered bridge
s.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation identifies 29 covered bridges in New York State as historic, but these are not all listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. The New York Society of Covered Bridges lists 24 historic covered bridges.
One of the NRHPs, Old Blenheim Bridge
Old Blenheim Bridge
Old Blenheim Bridge was a wooden covered bridge that spanned Schoharie Creek in North Blenheim, New York. With an open span of , it had the longest span of any surviving covered bridge in the world; although the structure's total length, made it second in that respect to the Bridgeport Covered Bridge...
, has further been declared to be a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
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.
24 identified by New York Society of Covered Bridges
(ordered by counties):The following is a list of 24 of the historic New York State covered bridge
Covered bridge
A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...
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Downsville Bridge Downsville Bridge 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.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.-See also:... |
Delaware County Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
1854 | East Branch of the Delaware River | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1999. |
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Fitches Bridge Fitches Bridge Fitch's Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River. It is in the town of Delhi and is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-See also:*List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York... |
Delaware County Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
1870 | West Branch of the Delaware River | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1999. |
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Hamden Bridge Hamden Bridge Hamden Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Hamden in Delaware County, New York. Built by Robert Murray in 1859, the -long Hamden Covered Bridge is one of the last three covered crossings maintained by Delaware County that still carry traffic... |
Delaware County Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
1859 | 128 | West Branch of the Delaware River | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1999. |
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Lower Shavertown Bridge Lower Shavertown Bridge Lower Shavertown Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Trout Creek in the town of Hancock in Delaware County, New York, USA. It was originally erected in the hamlet of Shaverton in 1877 as a crossing of Lower Beech Hill Brook, and moved to its present location at Methol in 1954. It is 32 feet... |
Delaware County Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
1877 | 32 | Trout Creek Trout Creek Trout Creek may refer to* Trout Creek, Alaska, a hospitality stop of the Yukon Quest sled dog race* Trout Creek , California, a tributary of Lake Tahoe* Trout Creek , California, a tributary of the Truckee River... |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1999. |
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Tuscarora Club Bridge Tuscarora Club Bridge Tuscarora Club Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in the Town of Middletown, New York. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State. It is one of three that is less historic and is not landmarked.-External links:* *... |
Delaware County Delaware County, New York Delaware County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of 2010 the population was 47,980. The county seat is Delhi. It is named after the Delaware River, which was named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, appointed governor of Virginia in 1609.-History:When counties... |
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Jay Bridge Jay Bridge Jay Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans the east branch of the Ausable River in Jay, in Essex County, New York, USA. It is eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. It the only one of the 29 covered bridges in New York State that is in the Adirondacks.-History:The... |
Essex County Essex County, New York Essex County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 39,370. Its name is from the English county of Essex. Its county seat is Elizabethtown... |
1857 | Ausable River | |||
Salisbury Center Bridge Salisbury Center Bridge Salisbury Center Bridge is the only covered bridge in Herkimer County, New York. The wooden bridge is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-External links:* *... |
Herkimer County Herkimer County, New York Herkimer County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was created in 1791 north of the Mohawk River out of part of Montgomery County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 64,519. It is named after General Nicholas Herkimer, who died from battle wounds in 1777 after taking part... |
1875 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1972. |
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Hyde Hall Bridge Hyde Hall Bridge Hyde Hall Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1823 on then-private property of Hyde Hall, a country mansion. Both are now included in Glimmerglass State Park. It is the oldest surviving bridge in New York State... |
Otsego County Otsego County, New York Otsego County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. The 2010 population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk word meaning "place of the rock."-History:... |
1823 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1998. Located in Glimmerglass State Park Glimmerglass State Park Glimmerglass State Park is located north of Cooperstown, in Otsego County, New York, USA. Most of the park is located inside the Town of Springfield.... . |
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Blenheim Bridge | Schoharie County Schoharie County, New York As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile... |
1855 | 232 | Schoharie Creek Schoharie Creek Schoharie Creek in New York, USA flows north from the foot of Indian Head Mountain in the Catskill Mountains through the Schoharie Valley to the Mohawk River. It is twice impounded north of Prattsville to create New York City's Schoharie Reservoir and the Blenheim-Gilboa Power Project.Two notable... |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1966 and National Historic Landmark National Historic Landmark A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance... in 1964. Destroyed on August 28, 2011, by Tropical Storm Irene Hurricane Irene (2011) Hurricane Irene was a large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Atlantic Canada in 2011... . |
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Beaverkill Bridge Beaverkill Bridge Beaverkill Bridge, also known as Conklin Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over the Beaver Kill north of the hamlet of Roscoe in the Town of Rockland, New York, United States, that carries Conklin Road through Beaverkill State Campground... , also known as Conklin Bridge |
Sullivan County Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War... |
1865 | 98 | Beaver Kill | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 2007. |
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Bendo Bridge Bendo Bridge Bendo Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Willowemoc Creek. It is in the town of Rockland, in Sullivan County, New York.It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-External links:* *... , or Willowemoc Covered Bridge |
Sullivan County Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War... |
1860 | Willowemoc Creek Willowemoc Creek Willowemoc Creek is a tributary of Beaver Kill that is a popular trout fishing stream near the Catskill Park in Sullivan County, New York.- Course:... |
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Halls Mills Bridge Halls Mills Bridge Halls Mills Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Neversink River. It is in the town of Neversink, in Sullivan County, New York.It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-External links:* *... |
Sullivan County Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War... |
1912 | Neversink River Neversink River The Neversink River is a tributary of the Delaware River in southeastern New York in the United States... |
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Van Tran Flat Bridge Van Tran Flat Bridge Van Tran Flat Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that, like Bendo Bridge, crosses Willowemoc Creek. It is in the town of Rockland, in Sullivan County, New York.It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-External links:* *... |
Sullivan County Sullivan County, New York Sullivan County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 77,547. The county seat is Monticello. The name is in honor of Major General John Sullivan, who was a hero in the American Revolutionary War... |
1860 | Willowemoc Creek Willowemoc Creek Willowemoc Creek is a tributary of Beaver Kill that is a popular trout fishing stream near the Catskill Park in Sullivan County, New York.- Course:... |
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Newfield Bridge Newfield Bridge Newfield Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Cayuga Creek. It is in Newfield in Tompkins County, New York. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.-External links:* *... |
Tompkins County Tompkins County, New York Tompkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and comprises the whole of the Ithaca metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 101,564. The county seat is Ithaca, and the county is home to Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community... |
Cayuga Creek Cayuga Creek Cayuga Creek is a small stream in western New York, USA. The creek enters Buffalo Creek in the northwest corner of the Town of West Seneca just upstream from the New York State Thruway crossing... |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 2000. |
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Ashokan Bridge Ashokan Bridge Ashokan Bridge, also known as New Paltz Campus Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over Esopus Creek on the Ashokan Field campus of New Paltz University, in Ulster County.It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.-External links:*... , or New Paltz Campus Bridge or Turnwood Bridge |
Ulster County Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
1885 | Esopus Creek Esopus Creek Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains of the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Ulster County to the Hudson at Saugerties. Many tributaries... |
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Forge Bridge Forge Bridge Forge Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in the town of Hardenburgh in Ulster County, New York. It was originally built in 1906 and has a single span of 27 feet.-External links:* *... |
Ulster County Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
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Grants Mills Bridge Grants Mills Bridge The Grant Mills Bridge, officially the Millbrook Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over Mill Brook in Hardenburgh, New York, United States. It is one of 29 covered bridges in the state.... |
Ulster County Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
69.5 | Mill Brook | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1999. |
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Perrine's Bridge Perrine's Bridge Perrine's Bridge is the second oldest bridge in the State of New York, after the Hyde Hall Bridge in East Springfield. Once located in the hamlet called Perrines Bridge between 1850 and 1861. It is located in the modern day town of Esopus-Rosendale, New York just a few hundred feet to the east of... |
Ulster County Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
1844 | 138 | Wallkill River Wallkill River The Wallkill River, a tributary of the Hudson, drains Lake Mohawk in Sparta, New Jersey, flowing from there generally northeasterly to Rondout Creek in New York, near Rosendale, with the combined flows reaching the Hudson at Kingston.... |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1973. |
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Tappan Bridge Tappan Bridge Tappan Bridge, also known as Kittle Bridge is a wooden covered bridge in the town of Hardenburgh in Ulster County, New York.-External links:* *... , or Kittle Bridge |
Ulster County Ulster County, New York Ulster County is a county located in the state of New York, USA. It sits in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 182,493. Recent population estimates completed by the United States Census Bureau for the 12-month period ending July 1 are at... |
1906 | Dry Brook | |||
Buskirk Bridge Buskirk Bridge Buskirk Bridge is a wooden 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.... |
Washington County Washington County, New York Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington... |
1850 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1978. |
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Eagleville Bridge Eagleville Bridge Eagleville Bridge is a covered bridge located at Eagleville in the towns of Jackson and Salem, Washington County, New York. The bridge, which crosses the Battenkill, is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.... |
Washington County Washington County, New York Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington... |
1858 | Battenkill | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1978. |
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Rexleigh Bridge Rexleigh Bridge Rexleigh Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Batten Kill in Washington County, New York. It is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.... |
Washington County Washington County, New York Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington... |
1874 | Battenkill | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1978. |
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Shushan Bridge Shushan Bridge Shushan Bridge is a covered bridge over the Batten Kill in the hamlet of Shushan in Washington County, New York, near Vermont. It is one of 29 surviving historic covered bridges in New York State, and one of 4 surviving in Washington County.... |
Washington County Washington County, New York Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 63,216. It was named for the Revolutionary War general George Washington... |
1858 | Battenkill | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation... in 1978. |
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18 identified by Peter Folk
More modern or otherwise not-as-authentic covered bridges in New York State also exist. Peter Folk 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 BridgeRoydhouse BridgeRoydhouse Bridge is a covered bridge in Oneida County, New York, just off Route 20 on Doe Road. It is a steel stringer bridge over Beaver Creek.-External links:*...
, in Oneida County, 42°53′43.74"N 75°18′2.45"W - Schoharie BridgeSchoharie BridgeSchoharie Bridge, also known as Fox Creek Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge over Fox Creek down the road from the Old Stone Fort in Schoharie County, New York.-External links:*...
, in Schoharie CountySchoharie County, New YorkAs of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households and 8,177 families residing in the county. The population density was 51 people per square mile . There were 15,915 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile... - 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