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 24 covered bridges in New York State. It was originally erected in 1870 in the village of Delhi, and moved to its present location in 1885. The single-span, timber bridge measures 106 feet (32 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide.[3]: 5
Fitch's Bridge | |
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 Fitches Covered Bridge, November 2004 | |
| Coordinates | 42°17′53″N 74°52′48″W / 42.298°N 74.88°W |
| Crosses | West Branch of the Delaware River |
Fitches Covered Bridge | |
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| Location | Fitches Bridge Rd., East Delhi, New York |
| Coordinates | 42°17′53″N 74°52′47″W / 42.29806°N 74.87972°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1870, 1885 |
| Built by | James Frazer, James Warren[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000508[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1999 |
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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
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Fitch's Bridge, May 2004
See also
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#99000508)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Fitches | New York State Covered Bridge Society".
- ^ "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: Fitches Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs
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Media related to Fitches Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Fitch's Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
- Fitches Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine
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