{"nrhp_refnum":"73001281","name":"Perrine's Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Off U.S. 87 over Wallkill River","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rosendale","county":"Ulster County","state":"NY","lat":41.81463639450007,"lon":-74.05328605187313,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-04-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered wooden bridge of the Burr Arch type, built in 1844 over the Wallkill River between the towns of Rosendale and Esopus, Ulster County, New York. It has a single 138-foot span.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it one of the oldest covered wooden bridges still standing in New York State and the only true example of the Burr Arch type. It is valued for its arch construction, its scenic setting, and its role in showing the progress of bridge engineering beside later bridges. It served as a major transportation link until 1932.","narrative":"Perrine's Bridge is a covered wooden bridge crossing the Wallkill River between Rosendale and Esopus in Ulster County, New York. Built in 1844, it has a single 138-foot span and uses the Burr Arch system patented by Theodore Burr in 1817, combining parallel chords and diagonals with two timber arch ribs so the load is shared. Oak, chestnut and hemlock form the structure, the roof is shingled with cypress, and the abutments are bluestone quarried near Kingston, laid up with Rosendale cement. The bridge is described as one of the oldest covered wooden bridges still standing in the state and the only true Burr Arch example. It carried horse-and-buggy, automobile and pedestrian traffic until a new Route 32 opened in 1932. Standing near a Thruway overpass and a steel bridge, it illustrates changes in bridge engineering. After repairs in 1969 it serves as a footpath to a picnic and recreation area.","period_of_significance":"19th Century (specific date 1844)","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Burr Arch covered wooden bridge","criteria":[],"status_note":"Repaired in 1969; condition listed as good and altered; now functions as a footpath to a picnic and recreational facility.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.548015-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/73001281.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001281/42e609a624-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001281/42e609a624-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone dougtone]","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perrine%27s_Bridge_September_2007.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougtone dougtone]</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Perrine%27s_Bridge_September_2007.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75322703","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perrine%27s_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7169635"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/ulster-county/perrines-bridge-73001281/"}