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Copeland, Saratoga County

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Inventory Number: NY/32-46-01
County: Saratoga County
Township:
Town/Village: Edinburg
Bridge Name: Copeland
Crosses: Beecher Creek
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 35'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1879
Builder: Arad Copeland
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 13.254
Longitude: W074 06.02
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Directions: 0.5 miles northeast of jct CR4,5 & 98 on CR4. The bridge is on the right. Closed. Private.

Copeland Bridge, Edinburg, Saratoga County, NY Built 1879
Trish Kane/Richard Donovan Collection

Copeland Bridge, Edinburg, Saratoga County, NY Built 1879
Trish Kane Photo (Feb 2001)

Copeland Bridge, Edinburg, Saratoga County, NY Built 1879
Trish Kane Photo (Jun 2002)

Copeland Bridge, Edinburg, Saratoga County, NY Built 1879
Trish Kane Photo

Comments:
Closed private. This bridge was donated to the Edinburgh Historical Society by a descendant of the builder. The construction date used to be listed as 1860. It has been corrected to 1879.

Sources:
Lane, Oscar F.. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1972, page 41
Allen, Richard Sanders. Old North Country Bridges, 1983, page 86
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 57

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