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United States historic place
Sparkill Creek Drawbridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sparkill Creek Drawbridge (2013)
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LocationBridge St. over Sparkill Creek, Piermont, New York
Coordinates41°2′15″N 73°54′57″W / 41.03750°N 73.91583°W / 41.03750; -73.91583
Arealess than one acre
Built1880
ArchitectKing Iron Bridge Co.
Architectural stylePratt Pony Truss
NRHP reference No.85000658
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1985

The Sparkill Creek Drawbridge is a historic Pratt Pony Truss drawbridge located at Piermont in Rockland County, New York. It was built in 1880 by the King Iron Bridge Company of Cleveland, Ohio, and is a single-leaf movable metal bridge. Chains can lift the bridge when an operator turns a crank, helped by counterweights. It spans Sparkill Creek, a tributary of the Hudson River.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 and documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1994.

A complete dismantling and restoration for $900,000 was completed in 2009 and the bridge now serves as solely a pedestrian bridge. The Rockland County Highway Department was responsible for this historic restoration.

  • King Iron Bridge Historic Marker King Iron Bridge Historic Marker
  • The Sparkill Creek Drawbridge in 1994 The Sparkill Creek Drawbridge in 1994

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Raymond Smith (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sparkill Creek Drawbridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-05-31. See also: "Accompanying five photos".

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in New York
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