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. Designed by Scottish immigrant Robert Murray, the bridge was built in 1854, and is a single span, timber and plan framed bridge. The bridge measures 174 feet (53 m) long and 19 feet (5.8 m) wide.[2]: 5
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°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1854 |
| Built by | Murray, Robert |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000503[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1999 |
The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. 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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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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