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Buskirk Covered Bridge

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View of bridge looking north along CR 103.

Photo taken by Joe Herrington

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Overview
Covered bridge over Hoosic River on CR 103
Location
Rensselaer County, New York, and Washington County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1850; rehabilitated 2005
Design
Covered Howe through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 151.9 ft.
Total length: 159.8 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.8 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.95806, -73.43306   (decimal degrees)
42°57'29" N, 73°25'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/627807/4757348 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Eagle Bridge
Inventory numbers
NY 3303480 (New York State bridge identification number)
NRHP 78003457 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 26691 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2011)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2009)
770

Update Log 

  • May 26, 2010: New photos from Brian McKee
  • February 17, 2009: New photos from Joe Herrington

Sources 

  • Joe Herrington
  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com