Bendo 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 ...
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Willowemoc Creek
Willowemoc Creek is a tributary of Beaver Kill. It is a popular trout fishing stream near the Catskill Park in Sullivan County, New York.Francis, Austin M. , ''Catskill Rivers: Birthplace of American Fly Fishing,'' Nick Lyons Press (1983) Ch. 9.
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in the town of
Rockland, in
Sullivan County, New York
Sullivan County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,624. The county seat is Monticello. The county's name honors Major General John Sullivan, who was labeled at the time as a hero in the Am ...
. This single 48 foot span
Town lattice truss
A lattice bridge is a form of truss bridge that uses many small, closely spaced diagonal elements forming a latticework, lattice. The lattice Truss Bridge was patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town.
Originally a design to allow a substantial br ...
bridge was built by John Davidson in 1860 in Livingston Manor and then moved to its current location in 1913.
See also
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List of covered bridges in New York
This is a list of covered bridges in New York State.
The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation identifies 29 covered bridges in New York State as historic, but these are not all listed on the National Register of His ...
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Van Tran Flat Bridge
Van Tran Flat Bridge, also known as the The Motts Flats Bridge and The Livingston Manor Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Willowemoc Creek in the town of Rockland, in Sullivan County, New York. The bridge was built in 1860 ...
References
External links
Bendo Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
Covered bridges in New York (state)
Bridges completed in 1860
Wooden bridges in New York (state)
Bridges in Sullivan County, New York
Tourist attractions in Sullivan County, New York
Road bridges in New York (state)
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