Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Here are two rare photographs of Quaker Bridge, both courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society . The images show the wooden covered bridge which

what Quaker Bridge looked like at the time. Except for the unpaved road and the railing it looks the same as it does today, because our beloved Quaker Bridge is one of Westchester’s oldest surviving bridges, built in 1894…

Quaker Bridge see this previous post, Croton River Valley, Before & After . Quaker Bridge, circa 1847-1894. Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in new

Postcard of Quaker Bridge. Click the image to enlarge it. Postcard of Quaker Bridge, circa 1914, published by Frank L. Simone, who issued postcards of many scenes of the Croton area. This card is postmarked Oscawana, July 28, 1914. Here…

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A beautiful vintage post card, circa 1910, of Quaker Bridge—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester County. When the county repaired the bridge a few years ago they implied that it would be the last repair job before the…

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…Simone Post card Quaker Bridge Published June 27, 2014 June 27,

…Here is a post card showing the “Croton River, from Quaker Bridge, where Washington’s Army Crossed.” Below is a post card from the same period, showing

the Quaker meeting house in Croton. That bridge is long gone, but the Quaker Bridge we cross today—one of the oldest bridges in Westchester—is a lasting tribute to his civic virtue. The home on the Arboretum garden tour…

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existed at the site of the current bridge from 1847 to 1894. The metal Pratt truss style bridge we use today—one of the oldest (possibly the oldest) bridges in daily use in Westchester County—was built in 1894. For…

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during the Revolutionary War, the exact location of the “New Bridge”—as it was called when it was built in 1779—has not yet been determined. Click on the images to enlarge them. Post card published by J.A. Given…

of the schoolhouse, built along Quaker Ridge Road near the intersection with Quaker Bridge Road. Another view of the schoolhouse, along Quaker Ridge Road. Share this: Print (Opens in new window) Print Email a link to a friend (Opens in…

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…One of the many interesting things about this map is that the New Croton Dam—then in the planning stages—is shown at the Quaker Bridge location. For more information on the Quaker Bridge Dam, see here . Another

appears to be looking upriver, toward the New Croton Dam, showing what the river looked like long before the dam was built at Black Rock Park. Although the label on the card states that this is where “Washington’s Army…

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High Bridge was built in 1842, with timbers from the Adirondacks, floated down the Hudson to the site. Spanning the Croton River between Van Cortlandt Manor and Quaker Bridge, High Bridge was 100 feet long, perched 60 feet above river…

…The bridge crossing the lower Croton River appears to be where Quaker Bridge is today, but there was no bridge over the lower Croton in 1776. The bridge is actually Pine’s Bridge, which was several miles east of where…

…William Purdy’s lasting contribution was the covered wooden bridge over the Croton River he rebuilt at his own expense in 1830, to a give Friends access to

…Cortlandt Manor in 1797 showing (A) the mill complex, (B) Van Cortlandt Manor and the Ferry House, (C) Bethel Chapel and the Quaker Meeting House, (D) docks on the Hudson River and (E) the location where Quaker Bridge is today.

…When it roared through the gorge near Quaker Bridge the torrent was said to be 50 feet high and it destroyed all the bridges from Pines Bridge to the Hudson River. 2 By the end of the year the towns…

…The label on the card incorrectly refers to the “Quaker Bridge Dam”, which was one of several locations considered

…We especially desire names of creeks and ponds and information respecting new roads, etc.” Note the Iron Works & Rolling Mill at the site of High Bridge, between the mouth of the river and Quaker Bridge. The entire map is available…

was built high above the river, is another ghost bridge on this map. It collapsed in 1879. (Details here ). Quaker Bridge was definitely there in 1884 and would have been dwarfed by the dam behind it, that the New York…