Nearest city Buskirk, New York Architectural style Howe truss Address Buskirk, NY 12028, USA Area 4,047 m² Added to NRHP 8 March 1978 | Built 1850 NRHP Reference # 78003457 Opened 1850 Body of water Hoosic River | |
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MPS Covered Bridges of Washington County TR / Buskirk, Rexleigh, Eagleville, and Shushan Covered Bridges Similar Eagleville Bridge, Rexleigh Bridge, Shushan Bridge, Fitches Bridge, Old Blenheim Bridge |
Buskirk bridge
Buskirk Bridge is a wooden covered bridge and is the name of the hamlet in which it is located. It is in the town of Hoosick. The bridge, which crosses the Hoosic River is one of 29 historic covered bridges in New York State.
Town and Howe truss designs were patented by Ithiel Town in 1820 and William Howe in 1840, respectively. The Buskirk Bridge a Howe truss design, and was built to replace a previous Burr arch truss. It is perhaps the earliest Howe truss bridge that survives in New York State.
A topographic map of its location appears in its individual inventory document prepared by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in 1977.
It is one of four Washington County covered bridges submitted for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in a multiple property submission. The others are the Rexleigh Bridge, the Eagleville Bridge, and Shushan Bridge. All four were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 8, 1972.
The bridge continues in use for vehicles, and is maintained jointly by Washington County and Rensselaer County.