Brodhead's Bridge station explained

Brodhead's Bridge
Style:New York Central Railroad
Tracks:1
Closed:June 8, 1913[1]

The railway station of the hamlet of Brodhead's Bridge in Olive, New York was at milepost 18.1 on the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. It was a destination for tourists and vacationers from New York City who would stay at local resort homes (boarding houses) and use the nearby Esopus Creek to swim and fish.[2] Similar resort villages named Atwood and Olive Bridge were also served by this station, which was abandoned in 1913 before it was submerged by the waters of the newly built Ashokan Reservoir.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Abandons Old Line . February 18, 2022 . The Rutland Daily Herald . June 9, 1913 . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Brodhead's Bridge. udrrhs.org. Ulster & Delaware Railroad. 18 March 2015.
  3. News: Railway Vacates Ashokan. The New York Times. June 9, 1913. October 7, 2011. subscription .