Photos
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Fitches Covered Bridge Fitches Covered Bridge Photo taken by Larry Matthews in May 2007. |
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Fitches Covered Bridge Fitches Covered Bridge Photo taken by Larry Matthews in May 2007 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010 |
Map
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- MSR Maps
- OpenStreetMap
Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over West Branch Delaware River on Fitches Bridge Road
- Location
- Delaware County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1870; relocated 1885, replaced 2001
- Design
- Covered Lattice through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 97.8 ft.
Total length: 100.7 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.4 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +42.29806, -74.87917 (decimal degrees)
42°17'53" N, 74°52'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/509960/4682876 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Delhi
- Inventory numbers
- NY 3352270 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 99000508 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 32-13-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 25936 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 09/2008)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 45.5 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
- 286
Update Log
- July 26, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
- March 28, 2008: New photo from Larry Matthews
- February 17, 2008: New photo from Larry Matthews
Sources
- Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
- Larry Matthews
- Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Comments
This single span, Town truss bridge was built in 1870 by James Frazer and James Warren and measures 100 feet. It was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999. The World Guide to Covered Bridges has assigned the following number to this bridge: NY 32-13-02. This bridge was rehabilitated in 2002. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.
