{"nrhp_refnum":"07001367","name":"Hervey Street Road Stone Arch Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Hervey Street Rd., & Hervey Street-Sunside Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hervey Street","county":"Greene County","state":"NY","lat":42.34508983100005,"lon":-74.12657198399995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2008-01-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Engineering"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span, dry-laid limestone arch bridge built in 1891 in the hamlet of Hervey Street, town of Durham, Greene County, New York. It carries traffic over a small tributary of Thorp Creek at the junction of Hervey Street Road and Hervey Street-Sunside Road.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is a representative example of rural vernacular stone bridge design and played a role in the development of the town of Durham. It is one of eight surviving stone arch bridges in the town built by Jeremiah Cunningham, highway commissioner from 1886 to 1896. It joined the east and west halves of the hamlet and retains a high degree of integrity.","narrative":"A small limestone arch bridge crosses a tributary of Thorp Creek at the center of the hamlet of Hervey Street, in the town of Durham, Greene County. Built in 1891 using the traditional dry-laid method, it has a single round arch with a fourteen-foot span, twelve feet high, and is eleven feet wide. Only the southeast abutment has been reinforced with concrete, in the 1970s. The builder was Jeremiah Cunningham, who served as town highway commissioner from 1886 to 1896 and personally took part in each phase of construction. This is one of eight surviving stone arch bridges he built in the town. The crossing joined the east and west parts of the hamlet and linked its two most important roads. Its listing rests on its representative rural design and its role in the town's development. Cracking and loose stones have led to a temporary bailey bridge being laid over it since 2006, and the town intends to restore it.","period_of_significance":"1891","architect_builder":"Jeremiah Cunningham, builder","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Some deterioration, including cracked arch stones and loosened underside stones. A temporary bailey bridge was laid over the roadbed in 2006 to carry traffic and protect the structure, and the town plans to restore the bridge.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:52.973356-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07001367.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001367/3d614b9e7c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001367/3d614b9e7c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"RobertDrake2015","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hervey_Road_Stone_Arch_Bridge_8-13-2016.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">RobertDrake2015</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hervey_Road_Stone_Arch_Bridge_8-13-2016.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317972","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hervey_Street_Road_Stone_Arch_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14706357"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/greene-county/hervey-street-road-stone-arch-bridge-07001367/"}