Central Bridge is a
hamlet
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
(CDP) within the towns of
Schoharie and
Esperance in
Schoharie County,
New York
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 740.
[United States Census Bureau, 2020 U.S. Census Results, Central Bridge CDP, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Central%20Bridge%20CDP,%20New%20York]
Central Bridge is in northeastern Schoharie County, in the northwestern part of the town of Schoharie and the southwestern section of Esperance. It is in the valley of
Cobleskill Creek
Cobleskill Creek is a river in Otsego and Schoharie counties in the state of New York. It starts at Pine Mountain west of West Richmondville and flows east-northeast before converging with Schoharie Creek in Central Bridge. The creek flows t ...
where it joins
Schoharie Creek
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, a northward-flowing tributary of the
Mohawk River
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. It is bordered to the south by
Interstate 88 and to the east by Schoharie Creek.
New York State Route 7
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runs through the southern part of the community, leading east to
Duanesburg and to
Schenectady
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, and west to
Cobleskill.
New York State Route 30A
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passes through the center of the CDP, leading north to
Sloansville and to
Fultonville.
The hamlet of Old Central Bridge is in the southern part of the CDP.
Demographics
Notable person
*
George Westinghouse
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, pioneer in the electrical industry;
born in Central Bridge
References
Census-designated places in Schoharie County, New York
Census-designated places in New York (state)
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