Halls Mills Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Neversink River. It is in the town of Neversink, in Sullivan County, New York, on Hunter Road. Construction began in 1906 and was completed in 1912, built by David Benton and James Knight. It is a single span of town lattice truss design. The bridge was retired from vehicle use in 1963, and was accessible to pedestrians only. It is now posted as being closed to pedestrian traffic.
Halls Mills Bridge | |
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 Halls Mills Bridge, April 2011 | |
| Coordinates | 41°53′24″N 74°35′23″W / 41.890122°N 74.589851°W |
| Carries | 0 |
| Crosses | Neversink River |
| Locale | Claryville, NY |
| Official name | Halls Mills Covered Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lattice Truss |
| History | |
| Construction start | 1906 |
| Construction end | 1912 |
| Opened | to pedestrians only |
| Closed | in 1963 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 0 |
| Location | |
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One of the dry stacked stone abutments was damaged heavily during Hurricanes Irene and Lee in August 2011. FEMA,[citation needed] Local and County resources are currently working to restore it to pre-storm condition.
It is one of 22 covered bridges in New York State.
References
editExternal links
edit- www.hallsmillscoveredbridge.com
- Halls Mills Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
- Halls Mills Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
- at Halls Mills Covered Bridge Home
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