Fitches Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Fitch's Bridge
Crosses:West Branch of the Delaware River
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Fitches Covered Bridge
Location:Fitches Bridge Rd., East Delhi, New York
Coordinates:42.2981°N -74.8797°W
Built:, 1885
Builder:James Frazer, James Warren[1]
Added:April 29, 1999
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:99000508

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 long and wide.[2]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fitches | New York State Covered Bridge Society.
  2. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2015-12-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Fitches Covered Bridge . 2015-12-01 . Raymond W. Smith . PDF . March 1999 . and Accompanying photographs