Fitches Bridge

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Fitch's Bridge
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Fitches Covered Bridge, November 2004
Coordinates 42°17′53″N74°52′48″W / 42.298°N 74.88°W / 42.298; -74.88
Crosses West Branch of the Delaware River
Fitches Covered Bridge
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LocationFitches Bridge Rd., East Delhi, New York
Coordinates 42°17′53″N74°52′47″W / 42.29806°N 74.87972°W / 42.29806; -74.87972
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870), 1885
Built byJames Frazer, James Warren [1]
NRHP reference No. 99000508 [2]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1999
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Fitches Bridge

Fitch's Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River. It is in the town of Delhi and is one of 24 covered bridges in New York State. It was originally erected in 1870 in the village of Delhi, and moved to its present location in 1885. The single-span, timber bridge measures 106 feet (32 m) long and 20 feet (6.1 m) wide. [3] :5

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. [2]

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References

  1. "Fitches | New York State Covered Bridge Society".
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#99000508)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2015.Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fitches Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved December 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs

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