Bridge in Pelham to Be Added to Historic Places Register

PELHAM, NY - A bridge in Pelham is one of 19 properties that have been recommended to be added to the State and National Register of Historic Places.

Governor Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Wednesday.

“These landmarks are a part of our rich and storied history and helped define what it means to be a New Yorker,” he said in a prepared release.

Cuomo said that placing the properties on the registers their legacies will be enjoyed for future generations.

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The bridge was the only property in Westchester County recommended to be added to the registers.

The New York, Westchester & Boston Railway Highbrook Avenue Bridge was completed in 1911.

According to the release, it is an early example of a reinforced concrete-arch bridge that is a fragment of the railway.

It is located near the intersection of Highbrook and Lincoln avenues in the Village of Pelham.

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