Beer's Bridge

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Beer's Bridge
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Beer's Bridge, June 2010
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LocationPrivate Rd. off NY 73 over AuSable R., Keene Valley, New York
Coordinates 44°10′11″N73°46′57″W / 44.16972°N 73.78250°W / 44.16972; -73.78250
Arealess than one acre
Built1900
ArchitectPratt, Tomas & Caleb
Architectural stylePratt Pony Truss
MPS AuSable River Valley Bridges MPS
NRHP reference No. 99001327 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 12, 1999

Beer's Bridge is a historic Pratt Pony truss bridge over the Ausable River at Keene Valley in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1900 by the Pratt, Tomas & Caleb Company.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [1]

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References

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