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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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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