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
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]

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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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