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Shushan Covered Bridge 32-58-02

Washington County, New York
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Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

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Description 

It was bypassed in 1962 then ownership was taken over in 1975 by the Shushan Covered Bridge Association. It is now a museum. One end of the bridge was moved and a new abutment was built under it.

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Overview
Covered Bridge over Batten Kill north of CR61 on private land
Location
Washington County, New York
Status
Used as a museum
History
Bypassed in 1963 to private land and made into a museum
Builder
- Milton & James C. Stevens
Dimensions
Total length: 161.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.09118, -73.34560   (decimal degrees)
43°05'28" N, 73°20'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/634649/4772268 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Shushan
Inventory numbers
WGCB 32-58-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 45569 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,819)
Built 1858 (19)
Built during 1850s (205)
Closed (2,071)
Covered (924)
Lattice through truss (198)
Lattice truss (265)
 Milton & James C. Stevens (1)
New York (1,767)
Through truss (9,205)
Total length 125-175 feet (4,136)
Town lattice truss (116)
Truss (23,565)
Washington County, New York (49)

Update Log 

  • July 1, 2010: Added by Brian McKee

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