Ashokan Bridge (also known as the Turnwood Bridge or New Paltz Campus Bridge) is a wooden

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

over

Esopus Creek Esopus Creek is a tributary of the Hudson River that drains the east-central Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York. From its source at Winnisook Lake on the slopes of Slide Mountain, the Catskills' highest peak, it flows across Uls ...

on the grounds of the

Ashokan Center The Ashokan Center (formerly the Ashokan Field Campus, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as the Ashokan Field Campus Historic District is an outdoor education, conference, and retreat center located in the Catskill Mountain ...

, in

Ulster County Ulster County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is situated along the Hudson River. As of the 2020 census, the population was 181,851. The county seat is Kingston. The county is named after the Irish province of Ulster. History ...

. It was built in 1885, and is a single span, gable roofed, covered timber bridge. It measures 72 feet, 6 inches, long and 16 feet, 4 inches, wide. It was originally located at Turnwood and moved to its present location in 1939. It is situated in the

, which was formerly the Ashokan Field Campus of the State University of New York at New Paltz. ''Note:'' This includes an
''Accompanying photographs''
/ref> It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

in 2000. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.

References

External links

Ashokan / Turnwood Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
State University of New York at New Paltz Bridges in Ulster County, New York Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Ulster County, New York Bridges completed in 1885 1885 establishments in New York (state) Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Wooden bridges in New York (state) {{NewYork-bridge-stub