Lower Shavertown Bridge

Lower Shavertown Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over Trout Creek in the town of Hancock in Delaware County, New York, USA. It was originally erected in the hamlet of Shaverton in 1877 as a crossing of Lower Beech Hill Brook, and moved to its present location at Methol in 1954. It is 32 feet long and is a wood-plank-framed, gable-roofed, single-span bridge. It is one of 29 covered bridges in New York State.[2]

Front of the bridge

Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	682 Methol Rd., Methol, New York
Coordinates	41°55′24″N 75°0′49″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1877
Architect	Jenkins, Anson; Neidig, Augustus
NRHP reference No.	99000504[1]
Added to NRHP	April 29, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, New York

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Raymond W. Smith (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-14. See also: "Accompanying three photos".

External links

• Lower Shavertown Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society