Friendship Manor Bridge
NY-56-E |
| Shandaken, NY - Ulster County |
Photo of Friendship Manor Bridge
Friendship Manor Bridge Portal
| Region: |
Catskills |
| County: |
Ulster |
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| Town: |
Shandaken |
| Locality: |
Pine Hill |
Position - Lat:
Lon: |
N 42 07.527
W 74 28.268 |
| Owner: |
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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| Bridge Carries: |
Park Road |
| Bridge Crosses: |
Birch Creek |
| Bridge Traffic: |
Seasonal |
| Superstructure Type: |
Inverset™ |
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| Year Built: |
1992 |
| Builder: |
Fort Miller Co. & Chesterfield Associates |
| Structure Characteristics: |
Length: 72'-0"
Width: 22'-4"
Lanes: 1 |
| Posted Load: |
None |
| Posted Vertical Clearance: |
None |
| World Guide No.: |
32-56-E |
| National Register of Historic Places Date: |
Not Applicable |
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| Description |
| The Friendship Manor Covered Bridge serves as the entrance to the Belleayre Mountain Day Use Area at the base of Belleayre Mountain. It is east of Pine Hills in the Town of Shandaken. The bridge carries Lake Street over Birch Creek. This bridge is a Inverset™ bridge structure, which consists of a complete Precast Concrete & Steel Composite Bridge System. The span is a 72 foot long single-span, built in 1992. The covered part of the bridge consists of laminated timber beams, timber planks and a shingle roof.
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| Photography |
| Easy to photograph bridge when we visited in the winter. Easy to get nice photo of side view of bridge with leaves off the trees.
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| Parking |
| Parking available in park during summer months. During winter park along Friendship Road. |
Truss / Arch
Inverset™ & Lamimated Timber Beams
Location Map
| Location |
| 0.2 miles east of intersection of Main Street in Pine Hill and NY28, on NY28 then 0.1 miles right on Friendship Road and right on Lake Street. This bridge is in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County.
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