{"nrhp_refnum":"99000504","name":"Lower Shavertown Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"682 Methol Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Methol","county":"Delaware County","state":"NY","lat":41.92338780000006,"lon":-75.01316494799994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1999-04-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation","Engineering"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span covered timber bridge with a Town lattice truss, now carrying a private road over Trout Brook north of Methol, Delaware County, New York. It was built in 1877 at Shavertown and moved in 1954.","why_significant":"The nomination argues it is a rare, substantially intact example of rural vernacular bridge design and construction in the Catskill region. It is one of only 10 Town lattice truss covered bridges remaining in New York State and one of only 4 extant covered wood bridges in Delaware County. It is also a rare surviving structure tied to the Shavertown community, which was inundated by the Pepacton Reservoir.","narrative":"This covered timber bridge carries a private drive over Trout Brook north of Methol, in Delaware County, New York. Delaware County builders Anson Jenkins and Augustus Neidig erected it in 1877 at Shavertown, where it crossed Lower Beech Hill Brook. Its web uses the Town lattice truss, with planks joined by wooden pins, set on fieldstone abutments and sheathed in board and batten siding. When the Pepacton Reservoir threatened the Shavertown area in 1954, local resident Carl Campbell dismantled the bridge and trucked it 15 miles to its present site. The move shortened it by 10 feet, and new abutments and portals were built. It is considered significant as a rare, well-preserved example of rural vernacular bridge building in the Catskills, one of only 10 Town truss examples left in New York and one of four covered wooden bridges in Delaware County. It also remains in vehicular use.","period_of_significance":"1877","architect_builder":"Anson Jenkins & Augustus Neidig (builders)","architectural_style":"No style","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Remains in active use as a vehicular bridge on a private road, preserved by its private owner.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:50.171814-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/99000504.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000504/227c844fc3-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/99000504/227c844fc3-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Vonsky87","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lower_Shavertown_Covered_Bridge_Back.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Vonsky87</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:Lower_Shavertown_Covered_Bridge_Back.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317237","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Shavertown_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6693791"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/delaware-county/lower-shavertown-covered-bridge-99000504/"}