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
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

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

Property typeStructure
AddressNY 30 over Schoharie Creek, North Blenheim, NY
CountySchoharie County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Listed forEngineering, Transportation
Level of significanceNational
Reference number66000570
Type of placecovered bridge
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Contributing resources1 structure

Visiting

AddressNY 30 over Schoharie Creek, North Blenheim, NY
Coordinates42.4726° N, 74.4409° W · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitThomas Cole National Historic Site · 34 miles · 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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Questions people ask

When was Old Blenheim Bridge listed on the National Register?

Oct 15, 1966. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Old Blenheim Bridge?

NY 30 over Schoharie Creek, North Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York. The nearest national park unit is Thomas Cole National Historic Site, 34 miles away.

Source: Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Is there cell service at Old Blenheim Bridge?

FCC coverage maps show Verizon 4G LTE and AT&T 4G LTE at the listed point. Coverage indoors and behind old masonry is another matter.

Source: FCC Broadband Map

Sources

Location, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet where it carries the listing. 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 nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.