Historic Blenheim Covered Bridge — Attraction in Town of Blenheim

The Blenheim Covered Bridge is a beautiful and historic covered bridge in Schoharie County, NY. At 210 feet it is the longest clear span wooden bridge in the entire world! The original bridge that sat here was washed away by Hurricane Irene in 2011. This bridge is a rebuild, but it is still impressive. There is a parking lot located right by the bridge. From the parking lot it is easy to walk right to the bridge. You will see markers for the old bridge with an American flag in between them. Then you walk the bridge right over the top of the Schoharie Creek. The bridge has a right lane and a left lane. At the opposite end of the bridge there is a nice view to be had. You can walk on either lane of the bridge without any problem. When you're done on the bridge there is also an old school house located here. This is a local landmark which brings in a small but steady stream of people everyday. When driving through this area it is a can’t miss. It is an easy and relaxing place to spend a...

Beautiful bridge and I'm sure there were many men preforming complex jobs in uncomfortable weather conditions... But in the long run the poor run down town of breakabeen got a church and a small expensive garage and... Oh yeah a million dollar bridge to stare at an wonder if we ever had another storm as equal or stronger than what took the bridge in the last flood.... I'd imagine a million dollars could have been used to make swales or steeper embankment to try to keep the town from flooding Maybe even reconstruction of many of the homes to make them water proof or raised above the waterline and also put in a town hall post office an the food pantry at the nearby church would have a lot more people coming through... Anything we all can do to try to make our home,our planet a happier safer place for our children and our children's children..... Our future is what really means...

We pick out a place of interest to ride to. If you take the scenic route there it's nice on motorcycles. The bridge itself is a recreation of the bridge because the original one was wiped out in a 2011 flood. One end has a smooth surface sidewalk to the bridge. The other end doesn't actually go anywhere. It goes out over the Schoharie creek and there's about a four foot wall at the other end to take...