Hamden Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Hamden Bridge
Crosses:	West Branch of the Delaware River Embed: yes Hamden Covered Bridge Location: Basin Clove Rd., Hamden, New York Coordinates: 42.1956°N -74.9886°W Builder: Murray, Robert Added: April 29, 1999 Area: less than one acre Refnum: 99000502

Hamden Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Hamden in Delaware County, New York. It was built in 1859, and is a single span, timber and plan framed bridge. It measures 128 feet long and 18 feet wide. A supporting center pier was added in 1940.^[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York

External links

• Hamden Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
• Hamden Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA, a website developed by Hank Brickel

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). https://archive.today/20150701003048/http://cris.parks.ny.gov/. dead. 2015-07-01. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hamden Covered Bridge . 2015-12-01 . Raymond W. Smith . PDF . March 1999 . and Accompanying photographs