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Historic Bridges in Tompkins County

Newfield Covered Bridge

Covered Bridge St.

Newfield, NY 14867

Builder: Samuel Hamm & Sons, David Dassance, Patchen Parsons

Style: Town Lattice Truss (115 ft., single span)

Period: 1851-1853

Owner: Local Govt.

Note: Only covered bridge in public use in the Finger Lakes and the oldest covered bridge in daily use in the state. Spans the west branch of the Cayuga (Lake) Inlet. On National Register of Historic Places. New York has a number of covered bridges, however, the Newfield Covered Bridge is the only public covered bridge in the Finger Lakes. For more information about New York's covered bridges see: http://www.nycoveredbridges.org/

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The Newfield Covered Bridge in Newfield, New York USA. Photo by Jon Reis.

Upper Fall Creek Bridge

Intersection of Forest Home Dr. & Caldwell Rd.

Town of Ithaca, NY 14850

Builder: Groton Iron Bridge Co.

Style: Iron Truss

Period: 1877-1921

Owner: Local Govt.

Lower Fall Creek Bridge

Forest Home Dr. near Judd Falls Rd.

Town of Ithaca, NY 14850

Builder: Groton Iron Bridge Co.

Style: Iron Truss

Period: 1877-1921

Owner: Local Govt.

 

 

 

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