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Cowlesville Covered Bridge

Wyoming County, New York

Photo 

Cowlesville Covered Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #504563

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Town lattice truss covered bridge over Cayuga Creek on Reilein Road
Location
Wyoming County, New York
Status
Destroyed by arson in 1966
History
Built 1874
Design
Town lattice through truss
Dimensions
Total length: 78.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.83644, -78.45730   (decimal degrees)
42°50'11" N, 78°27'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/707805/4745788 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94091 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,707)
Built 1874 (124)
Built during 1870s (1,333)
Covered (2,351)
Destroyed by fire (272)
Lattice through truss (679)
Lattice truss (712)
Lost (29,205)
Lost 1966 (94)
 Lost during 1960s (1,001)
New York (4,911)
Owned by township (3,309)
Through truss (17,289)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,867)
Town lattice truss (351)
Truss (36,056)
Wyoming County, New York (60)

Update Log 

  • August 25, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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