Sparkill Creek Drawbridge

Sparkill Creek Drawbridge
Sparkill Creek Drawbridge (2013)
Location Bridge St. over Sparkill Creek, Piermont, New York
Coordinates 41°2′15″N 73°54′57″W / 41.03750°N 73.91583°W / 41.03750; -73.91583Coordinates: 41°2′15″N 73°54′57″W / 41.03750°N 73.91583°W / 41.03750; -73.91583
Area less than one acre
Built 1880
Architect King Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural style Pratt Pony Truss
NRHP Reference # 85000658[1]
Added to NRHP March 28, 1985

The Sparkill Creek Drawbridge is a historic Pratt Pony Truss drawbridge located at Piermont in Rockland County, New York. It was built in 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and is a single-leaf movable metal bridge. Chains can lift the bridge when an operator turns a crank, helped by counterweights. It spans Sparkill Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River.[2]

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985[1] and documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1994.

A complete dismantling and restoration for $900,000 was completed in 2009 and the bridge now serves as solely a pedestrian bridge. The Rockland County Highway Department was responsible for this historic restoration.

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Raymond Smith (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sparkill Creek Drawbridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-31. See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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