Hamden Bridge

Hamden Bridge
Hamden Covered Bridge, May 2006
Coordinates42°11′46″N 74°59′20″W / 42.196°N 74.989°W / 42.196; -74.989
CrossesWest Branch of the Delaware River
Hamden Covered Bridge
Hamden Bridge is located in New York
Hamden Bridge
Hamden Bridge is located in the United States
Hamden Bridge
LocationBasin Clove Rd., Hamden, New York
Coordinates42°11′44″N 74°59′19″W / 42.19556°N 74.98861°W / 42.19556; -74.98861
Arealess than one acre
Built1859 (1859)
Built byMurray, Robert
NRHP reference No.99000502[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1999
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Hamden Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Hamden in Delaware County, New York. It was built in 1859, and is a single span, timber and plan framed bridge. It measures 128 feet long and 18 feet wide. A supporting center pier was added in 1940.[2]: 5 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] The bridge was designated as a New York Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2001.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hamden Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "Previous Award Recipients". ASCE New York State Council. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Hamden Covered Bridge 32-13-03 #2". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved April 6, 2025.

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