Lower Shavertown Bridge Explained

Lower Shavertown Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Trout Creek in the town of Hancock in Delaware County, New York, USA. It was originally erected in the hamlet of Shaverton in 1877 as a crossing of Lower Beech Hill Brook, and moved to its present location at Methol in 1954. It is 32 feet long and is a wood-plank-framed, gable-roofed, single-span bridge. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.^[1] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York

External links

• Lower Shavertown Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge. March 1999. 2010-02-14 . Raymond W. Smith. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. See also: Web site: Accompanying three photos.