Downsville Bridge
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°4′34″N 74°59′28″W / 42.07611°N 74.99111°WCoordinates: 42°4′34″N 74°59′28″W / 42.07611°N 74.99111°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1854 |
Built by | Murray, Robert |
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. It was built in 1854, and is a single span, timber and plan framed bridge. It measures 174 feet long and 19 feet wide.[2]:5 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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downsville Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Downsville Covered Bridge. |
- 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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