North Blenheim | |
Settlement Type: | hamlet and CDP |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of North Blenheim in New York |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Schoharie |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Blenheim |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Coordinates: | 42.4708°N -74.4456°W |
North Blenheim is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in the town of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, United States. It had the longest wooden, single-span covered bridge in the United States, the Old Blenheim Bridge. It was built in 1855 and remained intact until 2011, when it was destroyed by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene.[2] The "Blenheim Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center" is also located there. The Blenheim covered bridge has been rebuilt and opened in 2019.