Buskirk Bridge is a wooden
covered bridge and is the name of the hamlet in which it is located. It is in the town of
Hoosick. The bridge, which crosses the
Hoosic River is one of 29 historic
covered bridges in New York State.
Town and Howe truss designs were patented by
Ithiel Town in 1820 and
William Howe in 1840, respectively.
The Buskirk Bridge a Howe truss design, and was built to replace a previous Burr arch truss. It is perhaps the earliest Howe truss bridge that survives in New York State.
A topographic map of its location appears in its individual inventory document prepared by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation in 1977.
It is one of four Washington County covered bridges submitted for listing in the
National Register of Historic Places in a multiple property submission.
The others are the
Rexleigh Bridge, the
Eagleville Bridge, and
Shushan Bridge. All four were listed on the National Register on March 8, 1972.
The bridge continues in use for vehicles, and is maintained jointly by
Washington County and
Rensselaer County.