The 16 Oldest Covered Bridges in New York

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in New York that we could confirm is still standing. Hyde Hall Bridge leads, built 1825; number 16 is Old Blenheim Bridge, built 2018. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Hyde Hall Bridge

   Built 1825 · Otsego County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Waz8 / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

2. 2. Newfield Bridge

   Built 1853 · Tompkins County, New York · National Register

3. 3. Downsville Bridge

   Built 1854 · Delaware County, New York · National Register

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   4. Eagleville Bridge

   Built 1858 · Washington County, New York · National Register

   Photo: David Broad / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   5. Shushan Bridge

   Built 1858 · Washington County, New York · National Register

   Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   6. Hamden Bridge

   Built 1859 · Delaware County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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   7. Beaverkill Bridge

   Built 1865 · Sullivan County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   8. Fitches Bridge

   Built 1870 · Delaware County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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   9. Rexleigh Bridge

   Built 1874 · Washington County, New York · National Register

   Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    10. Salisbury Center Bridge

    Built 1875 · Herkimer County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, New York, United States / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    11. Lower Shavertown Bridge

    Built 1877 · Delaware County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Vonsky87 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    12. Copeland Bridge

    Built 1879 · Saratoga County, New York · National Register

    Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

13. 13. Ashokan Bridge

    Built 1885 · Ulster County, New York · National Register

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    14. Grants Mills Bridge

    Built 1902 · Ulster County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Daniel Case / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    15. Forge Bridge

    Built 1906 · Ulster County, New York

    Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    16. Old Blenheim Bridge

    Built 2018 · Schoharie County, New York · National Register

    Photo: Cg-realms at en.wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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