Lower Shavertown Bridge
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Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge | |
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| Location | 682 Methol Rd., Methol, New York |
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| Coordinates | 41°55′24″N 75°0′49″W / 41.92333°N 75.01361°WCoordinates: 41°55′24″N 75°0′49″W / 41.92333°N 75.01361°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | Jenkins, Anson; Neidig, Augustus |
| NRHP Reference # | 99000504[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 29, 1999 |
Lower Shavertown Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Trout Creek in the town of Hancock in Delaware County, New York, USA. It was originally erected in the hamlet of Shaverton in 1877 as a crossing of Lower Beech Hill Brook, and moved to its present location at Methol in 1954. It is 32 feet long and is a wood-plank-framed, gable-roofed, single-span bridge. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.[2]
Front of the bridge
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
See also
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York
References
- 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-14. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
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