Tuscarora Club Bridge

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Tuscarora Club Bridge
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Coordinates 42°05′13″N74°00′47″W / 42.08694°N 74.01306°W / 42.08694; -74.01306 Coordinates: 42°05′13″N74°00′47″W / 42.08694°N 74.01306°W / 42.08694; -74.01306
CarriesPedestrian
Crosses Mill Brook
History
Construction end1870

Tuscarora Club Bridge (also known as Demis Covered Bridge and the Dunraven Covered Bridge) is a wooden covered bridge in the Town of Middletown, New York. It is one of 24 covered bridges in New York State. It is one of three that is less historic and is not landmarked.

Covered bridge wooden bridge with protective cover

A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered wooden bridges typically have a lifespan of only 20 years because of the effects of rain and sun, but a covered bridge could last 100 years.

Middletown, Delaware County, New York Town in New York, United States

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The bridge started as a 38 foot long Queenpost truss toll gate bridge built in 1870 by William Mead. It originally spanned the Platte Kill stream in the village of Dunraven. According to Ward Herrmann, “When the new road was constructed from Margaretville to Arena, it crossed the stream on a modern iron bridge below the old route, and the covered bridge was left abandoned.” In 1935 it was moved to its present location on property owned by the Tuscarora Club south of Margaretville off Mill Road. It was shortened to 24 feet and became a Kingpost truss. These changes rendered it ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Today it carries foot trail over Mill Brook and is closed to vehicular traffic and people who are not members or guests of the Club. [1]

In 2011, the bridge was significantly damaged due to flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. It was repaired in 2013.

Hurricane Irene Category 3 Atlantic hurricane in 2011

Hurricane Irene was a large and destructive tropical cyclone which affected much of the Caribbean and East Coast of the United States during late August 2011. The ninth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season, Irene originated from a well-defined Atlantic tropical wave that began showing signs of organization east of the Lesser Antilles. Due to development of atmospheric convection and a closed center of circulation, the system was designated as Tropical Storm Irene on August 20, 2011. After intensifying, Irene made landfall in St. Croix as a strong tropical storm later that day. Early on August 21, the storm made a second landfall in Puerto Rico. While crossing the island, Irene strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane. The storm paralleled offshore of Hispaniola, continuing to slowly intensify in the process. Shortly before making four landfalls in the Bahamas, Irene peaked as a 120 mph (190 km/h) Category 3 hurricane.

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References

  1. "Covered Bridges" (PDF). Delaware County Historical Association. Retrieved May 20, 2019.