High Bridge, Chester, NY

Postcard

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Chester Historical Society

Both front and back of a color tinted postcard of High Bridge, Chester, N.Y.: The image features a vintage postcard divided into two parts: the upper portion is the front side of the post card displaying a photograph of a metal bridge, labeled "High Bridge, Chester, N.Y.," nestled in a leafy landscape. The back half shows the reverse side of the postcard, containing handwritten correspondence addressed to "Mrs. John Seward, 56 Henry St, Passaic, N.J." It includes a green one-cent stamp and a 1932 postmark from Chester, N.Y.
Both front and back of a color tinted postcard of High Bridge, Chester, N.Y.

The image features a vintage postcard divided into two parts: the upper portion is the front side of the post card displaying a photograph of a metal bridge, labeled "High Bridge, Chester, N.Y.," nestled in a leafy landscape. The back half shows the reverse side of the postcard, containing handwritten correspondence addressed to "Mrs. John Seward, 56 Henry St, Passaic, N.J." It includes a green one-cent stamp and a 1932 postmark from Chester, N.Y.

Name/Title

High Bridge, Chester, NY

Entry/Object ID

chs-000071

Description

Both front and back of a color tinted postcard of High Bridge (Route 94) over the Erie Railroad tracks, Chester, N.Y.

Subject

Oral history states that this metal bridge was originally intended for the trolly line to connect Monroe with Middletown. But the line was not completed east of Goshen, therefore the this bridge was repurposed as a automobile bridge and installed on the Chester-Washingtonville road over the Erie RR cut.It replaced a wooden bridge.

Subject Place

Village

Chester (Village) - Orange County - New York

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Post Card

Publisher

Photo & Art Postal Card Co., New York, NY

Date Published

1932

Dimensions

Height

8.9 cm

Width

14 cm

Create Date

August 1, 2024

Update Date

July 11, 2026