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Hamden - 1859
The Hamden Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the West Branch of the Delaware River in the hamlet of Hamden, six miles southwest of Delhi in Delaware County, New York State.
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. It was renovated in the year 2000 and has a load limit of three tons.
Covered bridges have long been in existence in New York State. At one time, over 300 spanned our rivers and streams. Due to flooding, storms, and other acts of nature, that number has dwindled to 24. Some were lost to vandalism and arson, which to covered bridge enthusiasts, is the most sinister of all.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
Located at: N42 11.741 W74 59.303 - WGCB #32-13-03 #2
Photographed in August of 2015.