Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. 11 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1893.
“Newfield Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Cayuga Inlet west branch. It is in Newfield, Tompkins County, New York.”
Wikipedia article Newfield Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 64 National Register listings published here for Tompkins County · listed in 2000 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 99 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Newfield Covered Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 13 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 | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 13 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 28 August 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 17 August 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 1 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 7 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 2 July 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 18 June 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Newfield Covered Bridge: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Havlik Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Havlik Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Landstrom Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Landstrom Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tompkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tompkins Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newfield, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 hail, 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2012 | Hail | Newfield | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $10,000 | A severe thunderstorm produced severe winds as it moved across the area. The thunderstorm resulted in trees being knocked over in Newfield, the city of Ithaca and the town of Caroline. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $7,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $6,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down a tree onto a garage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorms winds knocked down multiple trees. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $5,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down multiple trees on Elmira Road. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Newfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Newfield | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $4,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds knocked down trees. One landed on a car and trapped the occupants, but no injuries were reported. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newfield | $1,000 | Trees down |
| June 2000 | Hail | Newfield | - | A storm spotter reported 1 inch diameter hail 2 miles south of Newfield. |
| June 2000 | Flood | Newfield | - | Emergency management reported standing water on roads in Newfield from heavy thunderstrm rains. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2007 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Hail | Newfield | - | no account filed |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Enfield Falls Mill and Miller's House | 2.7 miles | 1979 |
| Lavender Hill Commune | 4.4 miles | 2025 | |
 | East Hill Historic District | 5.4 miles | 1986 |
| 1883 Barn | 5.7 miles | 2025 | |
 | Second Tompkins County Courthouse | 5.9 miles | 1971 |
 | Lehigh Valley Railroad Station | 6.8 miles | 1974 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000095 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Tompkins County | All 64 listed properties in this county. |
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