Salisbury Center Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:	Salisbury Center Bridge
Crosses:	Spruce Creek Salisbury Center Covered Bridge Embed: yes Location: Fairview Rd. over Spruce Creek, Salisbury, Herkimer County, New York Coordinates: 43.1408°N -74.788°W Built: 1875 Architect: Theodore Burr and Alvah Hopson Added: June 19, 1972 Refnum: 72000848

Salisbury Center Bridge is the only covered bridge in Herkimer County, New York State. It was built in 1875, and is a wood frame Burr Truss bridge measuring 42feet long and 160NaN0 wide. The bridge has vertical board siding and is topped by a gable roof.^[1] The wooden bridge is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

External links

• Salisbury Center Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
• Salisbury Center Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Searchable database. 2015-11-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Salisbury Center Bridge. 2015-11-01 . T. Robins Brown . PDF. February 1972. and Accompanying photographs