Newfield Bridge

Newfield Bridge
Newfield Covered Bridge, February 2010
Coordinates	42°21′47″N 76°35′28″W
Crosses	Cayuga Inlet west branch
Locale	Newfield, New York
Official name	Newfield Covered Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Town lattice covered bridge
Total length	115 feet (35 m)
Width	16 feet (4.9 m)
Clearance above	9 feet 5 inches (2.87 m)
History
Construction start	1851
Construction end	1853
Newfield Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Covered Bridge St., Newfield, New York
Coordinates	42°21′47″N 76°35′27″W
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
NRHP reference No.	00000095[1]
Added to NRHP	February 25, 2000
Construction cost	$800
Location

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.

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

Gallery

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  Bridge as viewed from observation deck
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  Plaque located inside bridge showing restoration date
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  Looking through the bridge, showing the truss and arch structure
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  Historic marker
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  Interpretive signage

References

1. "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".

External links

Media related to Newfield Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

• Newfield Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
• Newfield Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA