Old Blenheim Bridge is a covered wooden bridge that spans Schoharie Creek in North Blenheim, NY. At 232 feet long, it is the longest single span wooden covered bridge in the world. The bridge is also one of the oldest of its type in the United States.

Longest Bridge

Several websites claim it is the longest such bridge, but also there are claims that the Bridgeport Covered Bridge in California is one that is longer, at 251 feet. The New York Covered Bridge Society New York Covered Bridge Society claims that Blenheim bridge is 2 feet longer than "a bridge in California" (presumably referring to the Bridgeport Covered Bridge), in terms of clear span. Blenheim has 219 feet of clear span, according to this website.

A report of Historic American Engineering Record suggests that the Bridgeport bridge has clear span of 210 feet on one side and 208 feet on the other, while Blenheim was measured to have 210 feet in the middle in HABS drawings from 1936. In August 2003, new measures taken of Blenheim abutments were 209 feet 2 inches on upstream side and 205 feet 6 inches on the downstream side.

Historic Landmark

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.,

See also

• Smolen-Gulf Bridge longest covered bridge (with multiple spans)

References

External links

• Photos of Blenheim Covered Bridge by Douglas Kerr
• Photos of Blenheim Covered Bridge by Charles Peifer
• Blenheim Bridge, at New York State Covered Bridge Society
• Blenheim Bridge, at Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
• 13 Photos and 12 data pages at HAER and
• 2 photos at HABS and 3 drawings at HABS