The 1875 Salisbury Covered Bridge over Spruce Creek in Herkimer County, New York.

This 50 ft. Multiple Kingposts with a Burr Arch truss bridge is the only remaining covered bridge in Herkimer County. Owned and maintained by the Village of Salisbury Center, it carries traffic across Spruce Creek. Even though it is only 35 miles long, it once had seven covered bridges, all in the Town of Salisbury, which was first settled in the late 18th century by emigrants from Salisbury, Connecticut, who kept the name of their original town. 

Originally built in 1857 at the home of Alvah Hopson and later moved to its present location. With an original cost of $478, Salisbury Bridge is one of only three Burr Arch bridges in the state of New York and also one of five covered bridges with a timber approach.

The bridge had survived more than a century of severe winter weather, the horse and buggy, and the automobile age. But in 1962, it had fallen into disrepair and was closed to traffic. After two years it was repaired and again opened to traffic, but a year later, in 1963, the bridge collapsed from the weight of snow. Repaired once again, it was re-opened in August of 1964. Years of ice damage had caused the bridge to sag and in 1970 it was repaired once again by the town.

Then in 2002, the Salisbury Center received a $153,500 grant to replace the beams to carry the weight and eliminate the sag in the bridge. It also received a new roof and a coating of oil fire-retardant. The bridge was re-opened again to traffic in 2004. This historical bridge is pictured in the town's official seal. 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1978.

Located at:  N43 08.409    W74 47.155     -     WGCB #32-22-01

Photographed in May of 2023