Photo of New Paltz Campus Bridge


New Paltz Campus Bridge Portal

Bridge Statistics

Region:  Ulster County County:  Ulster Town:  Arkville Locality:  Hardenbergh Position - Lat:  Lon:  N 41º 55.294' W 74º 12.606' Owner:  Private Bridge Carries:  Foot Path Bridge Crosses:  Old Channel of Esopus Creek Bridge Traffic:  Pedestrian Original Truss Type:  Town Lattice Year Built:  1885 Builder:  Nelson Tompkins Structure Characteristics:  Length:  62'-0" Width: 16'-5" Lanes: 1 Posted Load: None Posted Vertical Clearance: 10'-6" World Guide No.: 32-56-05 National Register of Historic Places Date: July 20, 2000

Description

Also known as the Olive or Turnwood Bridge, East of Olivebridge on the New York Sate University Campus, this bridge was built in 1889 but moved to it's current location in 1930. The bridge crosses the Old Channel of the Esopus Creek, is a Town Lattice, 62-foot long, single-span structure.

Photography

Easy to photograph portal since the bridge has no traffic. Easy to get nice photo of side view of bridge when leaves are off trees.

Parking

There are parking lots on the campus near the bridge.

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Truss / Arch

Town Lattice Truss

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Location Map

Location

1.5 miles northeast of NY213 and Olivebridge on NY28A, then 1.0 miles right on Beaverkill Road to main gate of New Paltz Campus of New York State University, then 0.1 miles right to parking area and walk 0.5 miles south. East of Olivebridge in Ulster County.