Ashokan Bridge

Summary

Ashokan Bridge (also known as the Turnwood Bridge or New Paltz Campus Bridge) is a wooden covered bridge over Esopus Creek on the grounds of the Ashokan Center, in Ulster County. It was built in 1885, and is a single span, gable roofed, covered timber bridge. It measures 72 feet, 6 inches, long and 16 feet, 4 inches, wide. It was originally located at Turnwood and moved to its present location in 1939. It is situated in the Ashokan Center, which was formerly the Ashokan Field Campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz.[2]

Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge
The bridge crosses Esopus Creek
Ashokan Bridge is located in New York
Ashokan Bridge
Ashokan Bridge is located in the United States
Ashokan Bridge
Location477 Beaverkill Rd., Olivebridge, New York
Coordinates41°55′35.69″N 74°11′57.62″W / 41.9265806°N 74.1993389°W / 41.9265806; -74.1993389
Arealess than one acre
Built1885 (1885)
Built byTompkins, Nelson
Architectural stylecovered bridge
NRHP reference No.00000822[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 20, 2000

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 1, 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (June 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-01. and Accompanying photographs

External links edit

  • Ashokan / Turnwood Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society