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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over West Branch Delaware River on Basin Clove Road
Location
Delaware County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1859 by Robert Murray, then replaced with a new bridge in 2001
Design
Covered Long through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.7 ft.
Total length: 130.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 29, 1999
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.19556, -74.98806   (decimal degrees)
42°11'44" N, 74°59'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/500986/4671489 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hamden
Inventory numbers
NY 3352500 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 99000502 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 32-13-03 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 25925 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2008)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 21.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1995)
139

Categories 

Built 2001 (28)
Built during 2000s (225)
Covered (755)
Delaware County, New York (25)
Functionally obsolete (6,302)
Long truss (14)
Modern (170)
NR-listed (1,865)
New York (1,505)
One-lane traffic (7,002)
Open (24,082)
Owned by county (15,148)
Span length 50-75 feet (5,983)
Through truss (7,274)
Total length 125-175 feet (3,381)
Truss (20,636)
Wooden deck (5,237)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee

Sources 

Comments 

Basin Clove Road Bridge
Posted May 5, 2007, by Trish Kane (bobtrish68 [at] frontiernet [dot] net)

This single span, Long truss bridge is also known as the Hamden Covered Bridge. It was built in 1859 by Robert Murray and measures 128 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 32-13-03. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.

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