Downsville Bridge

Downsville Covered Bridge
Location East Branch of the Delaware River, Bridge St., Downsville, New York
Coordinates 42°4′34″N 74°59′28″W / 42.07611°N 74.99111°W / 42.07611; -74.99111Coordinates: 42°4′34″N 74°59′28″W / 42.07611°N 74.99111°W / 42.07611; -74.99111
Area less than one acre
Built 1854 (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]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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
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