Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over East Branch Delaware River on Bridge Street
- Location
- Delaware County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1857 by Robert Murray; rehabilitated 1998
- Design
- Covered Queenpost through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 155.8 ft.
Total length: 174.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.07611, -74.99056 (decimal degrees)
42°04'34" N, 74°59'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- NY 3352070 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 99000503 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 32-13-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 25927 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 21.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1980)
- 150
Comments
Bridge Street Bridge
This single span, Long & Queen truss bridge is also known as the Downsville Covered Bridge and is located in the town of Downsville, NY. It was built in 1854 by Robert Murray and measures 174 feet. It was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999. The World Guide to Covered Bridges has assigned the following number to this bridge: NY 32-13-01. This bridge was restored in 1998. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.
