Salisbury Center Bridge

Salisbury Center Bridge is the only covered bridge in Herkimer County, New York State. It was built in 1875, and is a wood frame Burr Truss bridge measuring 42 feet (13 metres) long and 16 feet (5 metres) wide. The bridge has vertical board siding and is topped by a gable roof.[2]:4 The wooden bridge is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.

Salisbury Center Bridge
Salisbury Covered Bridge, May 2008
Coordinates43°08′28″N 74°47′17″W
CrossesSpruce Creek
Salisbury Center Covered Bridge
LocationFairview Rd. over Spruce Creek, Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York
Coordinates43°8′26.97″N 74°47′16.83″W
Built1875
ArchitectTheodore Burr and Alvah Hopson
NRHP reference No.72000848
Added to NRHPJune 19, 1972 [1]
Location

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]

References

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