Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. 9 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1895.
“Ranney Bridge is a historic Pratt Pony Truss Bridge over the Ausable River at Keene Valley in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1902 and was built by the Canton Iron Bridge Company.”
Wikipedia article Ranney Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 114 National Register listings published here for Essex County · listed in 1999 · 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 104 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 49 fires within 5 miles of Ranney Bridge between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | GIANT MOUNTAIN FIRE |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | HURRICANE MT FIRE |
| 24 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 23 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | BLUEBERRY MOUNTAIN |
| 22 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | New York Forest Rangers | GIANT MT #3 |
| 2 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 92 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ranney Bridge: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keene Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1872, 1880 | |
| Beede's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hickey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hickey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Keene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Keene Valley Library | 0.6 miles | 2000 |
| Keene Valley Country Club | 0.6 miles | 2020 | |
 | Notman Bridge | 0.7 miles | 1999 |
 | Beer's Bridge | 0.9 miles | 1999 |
 | Uplands, The | 1.3 miles | 2016 |
| Slater Bridge | 1.6 miles | 1999 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 99001329 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Essex County | All 114 listed properties in this county. |
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