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Fitches Covered Bridge Fitches Covered Bridge Photo taken by Larry Matthews in May 2007 |
Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over West Branch Delaware River on Fitches Bridge Road
- Location
- Delaware County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1870; relocated 1885
- Design
- Covered Lattice through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 97.8 ft.
Total length: 100.7 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.4 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.29806, -74.87917 (decimal degrees)
42°17'53" N, 74°52'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/509960/4682876 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Delhi
- Inventory numbers
- NY 3352270 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 99000508 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 32-13-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 25936 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 10/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 312
Update Log
- March 28, 2008: New photo from Larry Matthews
- February 17, 2008: New photo from Larry Matthews
Sources
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Larry Matthews - ffhiker [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
Fitchs Bridge Road Bridge
This single span, Town truss bridge was built in 1870 by James Frazer and James Warren and measures 100 feet. It was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999. The World Guide to Covered Bridges has assigned the following number to this bridge: NY 32-13-02. This bridge was rehabilitated in 2002. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.
