Carpenter's Flats Bridge Explained

Carpenter's Flats Bridge
Location: over AuSable R., Au Sable, New York and Peru, New York
Coordinates:44.5589°N -73.4492°W
Built:1941
Architect:American Bridge Company
Architecture:Warren Steel Truss
Added:November 12, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99001321

Carpenter's Flats Bridge is a historic Warren Steel Truss bridge over the Ausable River at AuSable and Peru in Clinton County, New York. It was built by the American Bridge Company in 1941. The bridge is 255feet in length, 37feet wide, and 38feet in height.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 for representing the distinctive American bridge designs of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and reflecting the development of American land-based transportation systems in an era of settlement.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carpenter's Flats Bridge. February 1998. 2009-06-14 . Steven Engelhart and Linda M. Garofalini. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying two photos.
  2. Web site: Engelhart. Steve. February 1998. Historic Bridges of the AuSable River Valley. 2020-12-26. National Park Service.