Covered Bridges of the Northeast

In the town of Hamden, New York the West branch of the Delaware River runs through and at one point is 128' wide. In 1859, for a $1000, a long truss covered bridge was built. Much like its younger brother, Fitches Covered Bridge , it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in April 1999 and rehabilitated 2001, for $708,000.

Spanning 119' across the North East Creek, Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge was built in 1860, by Joseph George Johnson, for $2000. The bridge survived all of the flooding, in northeastern Maryland, in the mid to late 1800s.  Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge was bypassed in 1936, by a new bridge on State Route 272.  The roof collapsed from heavy snow in 1958 which lead the State Roads Commission to rehabilitate the bridge in 1959, for $11,000. The State of Maryland turned ownership of the bridge over to Cecil County in 1989, they also provided $50,000 for additional repairs. The burr arch truss bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. As part of a National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation program the Federal Highway Administration granted a large sum to rebuild Gilpin’s Falls Bridge. Finally, receiving it's full restoration back to original authenticity during 2009-2010. The bridge received a fresh coat of paint in 2015, for the sum of $60,000...

In 1860, when the bridge was built it was originally named Strahorn’s Mill Bridge, named for Jonathan Strahorn’s Mill. It later was renamed Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridge after William DuPont Jr's Foxcatcher Farm Estates. The burr truss construction over the Big Elk Creek cost around $1,165. Standing 80' long the bridge was rehabilitated in 1992, for the sum of $152,000. In 1994, Maryland made it a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.  The lower sideboards were damaged by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. 1 of 2 Covered Bridges left in Cecil County.