Photo of Van Tran Flat Bridge


Van Tran Flat Bridge Portal

Bridge Statistics

Region:  Catskills - Route 17 / I86 County:  Sullivan Town:  Rockland Locality:  Rockland Position - Lat:  Lon:  N 41º 54.045' W 74º 49.730' Owner:  Sullivan County Bridge Carries:  Covered Bridge Road Bridge Crosses:  Willowamoc Creek Bridge Traffic:  Vehicular Truss Type:  Town Lattice and Lamimated Arch Year Built:  1860 Builder:  John Davidson Structure Characteristics:  Length:  117'-0" Width: 16'-6" Lanes: 1 Posted Load: 5 Tons Posted Vertical Clearance: 7'-8" World Guide No.: 32-53-03 National Register of Historic Places Date: Unknown

Description

This bridge is in a small park just NE of Livingston Manor.It is a single span town lattice truss with a laminated arch. It crosses the Willowemac Creek. The span length is 117 feet. This bridge was built in 1860 on Covered Bridge Road off Sullivan County Route 179. Route 17 can be seen from the bridge and the park.

Photography

Easy to photograph sides of bridge from park. Be careful while taking photos of portal.

Parking

Parking is available in the park.

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Truss / Arch

Photo of Van Tran Flat Bridge Truss

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Sign at Bridge

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Location Map

Mapquest Location Map

Location

0.3 miles west of NY17 on CR82 (Exit 96), then 1.0 miles right on old Rte 17 (CR179) and 0.3 miles left on Covered Bridge Rd. North of Livingston Manor in Sullivan County.