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__NOTOC__ Fitch's 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 the
West Branch of the Delaware River The West Branch Delaware River is one of two branches that form the Delaware River. It is approximately 90 mi (144 km) long, and flows through the U.S. states of New York and Pennsylvania. It winds through a mountainous area of New York ...
. It is in the town of
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
and is one of 24 covered bridges in New York State. It was originally erected in 1870 in the village of Delhi, and moved to its present location in 1885. The single-span, timber bridge measures long and wide. ''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 v ...
in 1999.


Gallery

Fitch's Covered Bridge May 2004.jpg, Fitch's Bridge, May 2004


See also

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List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. References

{{NRHP bridges Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state), List ...
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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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National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York List of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, New York. The lo ...


References


External links


Fitch's Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society


Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, New York Bridges completed in 1870 Wooden bridges in New York (state) Tourist attractions in Delaware County, New York Bridges in Delaware County, New York Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) {{NewYork-bridge-struct-stub