Perrine's Bridge

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Perrine's Bridge
View of Perrine's Bridge with I-87 (NYS Thruway) in the background. Provided by Town of Rosendale.
Carries	Pedestrians only
Design	Burr-arch style
Total length	138 feet (42 m)
Width	20 feet (6 m)
Vertical clearance	11 feet (3.4 m)

For the bridge at Twin Falls, Idaho, see Perrine Bridge

Perrine's Bridge is the second oldest, after the Hyde Hall Bridge in East Springfield, NY built in 1823, covered bridge in the state of New York. Once located in the hamlet (place) called Perrines bridge between 1850 and 1861. It is now located in the town of Esopus-Rosendale, New York just a few hundred feet to the east of Interstate 87 crossing of the Wallkill River in Ulster County, New York. Originally built to aid in the movement of trade between the towns of Rifton and Rosendale, the bridge is about two hours northwest of New York city between mile markers 81 and 82 on the New York State Thruway (I-87). In May of 1834 the State of New York authorized and provided Money ($700) to Ulster county,NY (invested $1500), to build the bridge. In 1835 the bridge was built by Benjamin Wood (b. 1780 d. 1838), the one-lane covered bridge has been closed to vehicular traffic since 1930. The Bridge derives its name from James W. Perrine (b. 1780 d. 1849), a descendant of Daniel Perrin "The Huguenot", who was a tavern keeper that opened an inn on the east side of that future bridge in 1820. Perrine's son was hired each winter as the "snower". He would spread snow the length of the structure so horse-drawn sleighs could cross. It was declared as a New York Historical site in 1966 and listed in the Historical National Register of Historic Places as of April 13, 1973. It has been restored many times, the last in 1997 at a cost of $195,000.

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