Copeland Bridge, Covered bridge in Edinburg, New York, US
Copeland Bridge is a covered wooden bridge in Edinburg, New York, that crosses Beecher Creek. It uses a Queenpost truss design, where two vertical posts support a horizontal beam running between them inside the wooden enclosure.
The bridge was built in 1879 and named after Arad Copeland, a settler from Vermont who had put down roots in the valley. Over the decades, most covered bridges in the county disappeared, leaving this one as the only survivor.
The bridge draws photographers who come for the wooden structure framed by trees along Beecher Creek. Visitors often stop to walk through it on foot, taking in the smell of old timber and the sound of the water below.
The bridge sits along County Route 4 north of Edinburg and can be visited at any time of year. Walking through it on foot gives a better sense of the wooden structure than passing by in a car.
The Queenpost truss used here is the only one of its kind among surviving covered bridges in New York State. This design was typically chosen for shorter spans, which makes its continued presence across Beecher Creek a rare example.
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