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Fitch's Bridge
Fitches Covered Bridge, November 2004
Coordinates42°17′53″N 74°52′48″W / 42.298°N 74.88°W / 42.298; -74.88
CrossesWest Branch of the Delaware River
Location
Map
Fitches Covered Bridge
Fitches Bridge is located in New York
Fitches Bridge
LocationFitches Bridge Rd., East Delhi, New York
Arealess than one acre
Built1870 (1870), 1885
NRHP reference No.99000508[1]
Added to NRHPApril 29, 1999

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 long and 20 feet wide.[2]: 5 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ ""Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)"" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fitches Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs