Brand Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge is a historic stone

arch bridge An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side. A viaduct ...

located at West Durham in

Greene County, New York Greene County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,931. Its county seat is Catskill. The county's name is in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene. History ...

. It was constructed by

Jeremiah Cunningham Jeremiah Cunningham (September 1839 – May 23, 1908) was a farmer, mechanic, builder, and highway commissioner in Durham, New York. He served as highway commissioner from 1886 to at least 1900, and several of his stone arch bridges are listed on th ...

in 1892–1893, and is a single span, dry laid

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

bridge with a round arch. It is eight feet () wide, with a span of four and a half feet (). ''See also:'' It was listed on 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 v ...

in 2008.

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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Bridges completed in 1892 Bridges in Greene County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, New York Stone arch bridges in the United States {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub