Posted by Billy NY on September 01, 2012 at 11:20:16 from (67.248.100.3):
In Reply to: Re: Covered bridges posted by 1206SWMO on September 01, 2012 at 10:41:04:
There still is one north of me, somewhere in Eagle Bridge or Buskirk, which is still a rural farming community, with a touch of NYC implants scattered around. About 1 year ago, Hurricane-Tropical Storm Irene, ( we had another right after, hopefully that is correct) wiped out a covered bridge, links below.
They're like old barns, perhaps more interesting, but like both, you hate to see them destroyed.
I would have to think that there would be some salvage wood, maybe the main beams or what have you, though I'm not sure how one would determine that they were still structurally sound, being wood a natural material, but this 500 year event, wiped out quite a bit about 1 year ago, the storm came right up the pipe (hudson valley) and hit us dead on, 10"+ rain seemed more like 12" given what happened.
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