Blenheim Covered Bridge

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September 1, 2024

On August 28, 2011 Tropical Storm Irene reeked havoc on Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York. The severe flooding washed away the towns beloved Covered Bridge. Originally built in 1855, the long and double arch truss bridge had been through many floods including the spring floods of 1869 when the Scoharie Creek widened. A wooden extension was built to connect the bridge to the road, eventually the extension was replaced by a steel one. In 1891, the bridge was transferred from being privately owned to the state department. The bridge was shut down to vehicular traffic in 1933.

Blenheim Covered Bridge was once the longest single span wooden covered bridge in the world. The bridge is one of six remaining covered bridges with two separate lanes. Sometimes called a "double barrel"

The original Blenheim Covered Bridge cost $6000 to build. When FEMA and the New York State rebuilt the bridge in 2018 it cost $6.7million. 

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in October of 1966, since delisted. Also losing it's National Historic Landmark designation in 2015. 

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