Manchester Bridge, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in LaGrange town. It lies in ZIP code area 12603. It lies near Spy Hill. The Survey maps it on the Pleasant Valley quadrangle.
Then and now
1893 to 1993The same ground, surveyed 100 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1893 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1936 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Poughkeepsie quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Pleasant Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Waterbury quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
559 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 559 fires within 5 miles of Manchester Bridge between 2000 and 2020, burning about 415 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 77 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 274 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 77 |
| Smoking | 68 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 16 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Manchester Bridge: 25 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probably Borrow Pits of Soft Rock Or Unconsolidated Material | Clay, Stone | Past Producer | Chert | |
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Quarry No. Hj-0. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| La Grange Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| La Grange Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Noxon Road Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Noxon Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pleasant Valley Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Manchester Bridge in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester Bridge | 1 killed | A tree fell onto a mobile home on Feller Court killing an elderly man. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester Bridge | - | Multiple trees were reported downed at Noxon and Manchester Roads as well as Route 55. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester Bridge | - | Large trees were downed across Vassar Road from Red Oak Mills to Raymond Avenue. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester Bridge | - | Wires were downed on the road and on fire along Noxon Road and Freedom Plains Road. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Manchester Bridge | - | Only one lane on Titusville Road, Phillips Road, and Old Manchester Road was reported open due to flooding. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Manchester Bridge | - | A tree limb was down on Route 55 near the border of Poughkeepsie and La Grange. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Manchester Bridge | - | Flooding was reported at the intersection of Firemens Way and Noxon Road just east of the City of Poughkeepsie. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shady Brook | 0.2 miles | 34 | |
| Titusville | 1.2 miles | 34 | |
| Rombout Ridge | 1.5 miles | 34 | |
| MacDonnell Heights | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Arlington | 1.8 miles | 35 | |
| Red Oaks Mill | 2.0 miles | 34 | |
| Colonial Heights | 2.1 miles | 34 | |
| Rochdale | 2.4 miles | 34 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 956336. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












