National Historic Landmark · covered bridge · North Blenheim, New York

Old Blenheim Bridge

Covered bridge in North Blenheim, New York. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
BlenheimBridgeNYBlen (26195171964)Old Blenheim Bridge 11Mar2008Old Blenheim Bridge Alternate 11Mar2008
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What it is

Wikipedia · Old Blenheim Bridge

Old Blenheim Bridge was a wooden covered bridge that spanned Schoharie Creek in North Blenheim, New York, United States. With an open span of 210 feet (64 m), it had the second longest span of any surviving single-span covered bridge in the world. The 1862 Bridgeport Covered Bridge in Nevada County, California, currently undergoing repairs due to 1986 flooding is longer overall at 233 feet (71 m) but is argued to have a 208 ft (63 m) clear span. The bridge, opened in 1855, was also one of the oldest of its type in the United States. It was destroyed by flooding resulting from Tropical Storm Irene in 2011. Rebuilding of the bridge commenced in 2017 and was completed in 2018.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressNY 30 over Schoharie Creek, North Blenheim, NY
CountySchoharie County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000570
Type of placecovered bridge
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

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AddressNY 30 over Schoharie Creek, North Blenheim, NY
Coordinates42.47261, -74.44086 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitThomas Cole National Historic Site · 34 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000570. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.