Facts
- Overview
- Covered bridge over Battenkill on Rexleigh Road
- Location
- Washington County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1874
- Design
- Covered Through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 105.0 ft.
Total length: 108.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.8 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.13444, -73.35556 (decimal degrees)
43°08'04" N, 73°21'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- NY 3306220 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 27055 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 08/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 16.4 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
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Comments
Rexleigh Road Bridge
This single span, Howe truss bridge is also known as the Rexleigh Covered Bridge. It was built in 1874 by George Wadsworth and measures 107 feet. It was listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978. The World Guide to Covered Bridges has assigned the following number to this bridge: NY 32-58-03. This bridge was rehabilitated in 2007. Photos submitted by Bob and Trish Kane, Sherburne, NY.
