Newfield Bridge

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Newfield Bridge
Newfield Covered Bridge Feb 10.jpg
Newfield Covered Bridge, February 2010
Coordinates 42°21′47″N76°35′28″W / 42.363°N 76.591°W / 42.363; -76.591
Crosses Cayuga Inlet west branch
Locale Newfield, New York
Official nameNewfield Covered Bridge
Characteristics
Design Town lattice covered bridge
Total length115 feet (35 m)
Width16 feet (4.9 m)
Clearance above 9 feet 5 inches (2.87 m)
History
Construction start1851
Construction end1853
Newfield Covered Bridge
LocationCovered Bridge St., Newfield, New York
Coordinates 42°21′47″N76°35′27″W / 42.36306°N 76.59083°W / 42.36306; -76.59083 Coordinates: 42°21′47″N76°35′27″W / 42.36306°N 76.59083°W / 42.36306; -76.59083
Area0 acres (0 ha)
NRHP reference No. 00000095 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 2000
Construction cost$800
Location
Newfield Bridge

Newfield Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Cayuga Inlet west branch. It is in Newfield, Tompkins County, New York. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State [2] and the oldest covered bridge in New York that continues to carry motor vehicle traffic.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Raymond W. Smith (December 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Newfield Covered Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . Retrieved 2010-02-20.See also: "Accompanying five photos".

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