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Turnwood (original location), Ulster County

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Inventory Number: NY/32-56-05
County: Ulster County
Township: Hardenburgh
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Turnwood (original location)
Crosses: Beaverkill
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 62'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1889
Builder: Nelson Tompkins or Frank Mead
When Lost: 1930s
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N42 01.455
Longitude: W074 42.563
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Directions: CR54 at Turnwood.

Ashokan or Turnwood Bridge, Olive, Ulster County, NY Built 1885 (Moved 1930s)
Trish Kane Photo (1999)

Ashokan or Turnwood Bridge, Olive, Ulster County, NY Built 1885 (Moved 1930s)
Trish Kane Photo (Jun 2002)

Ashokan or Turnwood Bridge, Olive, Ulster County, NY Built 1885 (Moved 1930s)
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, March 17, 2018

Ashokan or Turnwood Bridge (Original Location), Olive, Ulster County, NY Built 1885 (Moved 1930s)
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
This bridge originally spanned the Beaverkill in the town of Hardenburg. In the 1930s it was taken apart and moved to its present location near Olive Bridge. The construction date was previously listed as 1889. It has been corrected to 1885.

Sources:
Information received from Todd Clark in March 2010
Anderson, Stott. Ulster County's Old Timbered Crossings, 1964, page 18
Wilson, Richard R.. New York State's Covered Bridges, 2004, page 89
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 60

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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