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Jay Covered Bridge 32-16-01

Essex County, New York
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Overview
Covered bridge over East Branch Ausable River on CR 22
Location
Essex County, New York
Status
Closed to traffic
History
Built 1857; rehabilitated 2007
Design
Howe Truss Timber covered bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 169.0 ft.
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.37278, -73.72500   (decimal degrees)
44°22'22" N, 73°43'30" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/601579/4914068 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Jay Mountain
Inventory numbers
NY 3302060 (New York State bridge identification number)
WGCB 32-16-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 26048 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2005)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 58.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1983)
1,300

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
Built 1857 (21)
Built during 1850s (217)
Covered (944)
Essex County, New York (42)
Functionally obsolete (7,111)
Howe through truss (205)
Howe truss (250)
 NR-listed (2,384)
New York (1,813)
Open to pedestrians (2,172)
Owned by county (16,719)
Span length 125-175 feet (3,038)
Through truss (9,586)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,250)
Truss (24,151)

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East Branch AuSable River Bridge
Posted May 5, 2007, by Trish Kane (bobtrish68 [at] frontiernet [dot] net)

This single span, Howe truss bridge is also known as the Jay Covered Bridge. It was built in 1857 by George M. Burt and measures 175 feet. It is listed on the NY State Register of Historic Places and will soon be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The World Guide to Covered Bridges has assigned the following number to this bridge: NY 32-16-01. This bridge was restored and moved back across the East Branch of the AuSable River in 2006. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.

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