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Shushan, Washington County

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Inventory Number: NY/32-58-02
County: Washington County
Township: Jackson - Salem
Town/Village: Shushan
Bridge Name: Shushan
Crosses: Batten Kill
Truss type: Town
Spans: 2
Length: 161'
Roadway Width: 14' 6" clear; 18' 4" Out-to-Out
Built: 1858
Builder: Milton and James C. Stevens
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 05.478
Longitude: W073 20.733
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: On the north side of CR61 at intersection with CR64 at Shushan.

Shushan Bridge, Jackson-Salem, Washington County, NY Built 1858
Bill Caswell Photo, December 2006

Shushan Bridge, Jackson-Salem, Washington County, NY Built 1858
Sara Boyle Collection

Shushan Bridge, Jackson-Salem, Washington County, NY Built 1858
Trish Kane Photo

Shushan Bridge, Jackson-Salem, Washington County, NY Built 1858
Richard Sanders Allen Collection, NSPCB Archives

Shushan Bridge, Jackson-Salem, Washington County, NY Built 1858
G. Thomas Toy Photo, 1990's, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Closed, private. Clearance: 11' 3". Bypassed in 1962. Now a private museum for the town of Shushan.

Sources:
Allen, Richard Sanders. Old North Country Bridges, 1983, page 97
McIntosh, Robert G.. The Covered Bridges of Washington County, New York, 2007, pages 48 & 49
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 60

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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