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Thurman Bridge

PictureThurman Bridges, 1870s (left) and 1942 (right). (Warren County DPW collection)
Thurman Bridge. - Richard Cameron, George Pattison and Stephen Griffing (Jr.) were appointed commissioners by an Act of the Assembly in 1835 to locate and build the first wooden bridge over the Hudson River connecting Warrensburgh and Athol.  The State authorized $3,000, with the stipulation that the County raise the balance.  Each Commissioner was to be paid $2 per day out of the appropriation.  The bridge was to be constructed of "the best pine timber, double-track, latticed and covered."  Apparently economy dictated the final result, which on February 19, 1857 was lifted from its foundation by ice "going out" and swept down the river.  That same year it was reconstructed, apparently of the same poor design (according to Henry Griffing in Stephen Griffing, its Ancestry and Descendents) and after numerous repairs, in 1870 it collapsed of its own weight into the river.  It, too was rebuilt, this time of iron on newly constructed piers and abutments.  That 1870 bridge withstood numerous ice-outs but it too deteriorated so much that, during the 1930s and early 1940s, school children were required to leave their buses at one end and walk across, while the empty bus drove across afterwards.  A completely new bridge and approaches were constructed in 1942.  This bridge continues to serve the Hudson River crossing today.


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We hope you will share with us your local history knowledge and artifacts..  Together we will weave a tale of our town's past, present and future. 

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The Warrensburg Heritage Trail takes you  around the streets and avenues of Warrensburg, New York to discover the past of this Adirondack town located at the confluence of the Schroon and Hudson Rivers.   As Warrensburg  evolves  let us remember to be thankful for those who have come before us...those who have created a strong foundation unto which we can build upon. 

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