Buskirk Covered Bridge, Buskirk, NY

Buskirk Bridge was originally constructed in 1857 by Peter O. Osterhauth, Charles Newman and James B. Roberts (Primary firm) & Charles F. Ingalls (sub-contractor). It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of March 8, 1978.The bridge is located between Rensselaer and Washington Counties in the Town of Hoosic-White Creek. This bridge is sometimes referred to as NY-42-02. On County Route 59 north of County Route 67, it is over the Hoosic River, a single span of 165 feet of Howe truss.

The Buskirk Covered Bridge is a one-lane covered bridge, 14-panel, patented, Howe-truss structure (timber diagonals with vertical iron rods) with a total length of about 160 feet. The bridge connects Washington and Rensselaer Counties. It was built in 1850 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Reinforcement and replacement work was done over the years. Despite work, deterioration and damage continued. The bridge was closed to traffic because of a combination of cracks, deterioration, and fire damage. The superstructure rehabilitation included: a complete deck replacement, replacement of all Spruce floor beams with glulam floor beams, complete replacement of the Spruce bottom chord timbers and truss rods. The substructure work included: soil grouting beneath the concrete-faced stone abutments and riprap installation to reduce scour vulnerability and foundation concerns. The bridge was reopened to carry trucks up to 15 tons.

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