Van Tran Flat Bridge

Van Tran Flat Bridge
The Van Tran Flat Bridge, image taken from the Willowemoc Creek
Coordinates	41°54′53″N 74°49′55″W / 41.91472°N 74.83194°W / 41.91472; -74.83194
Carries	Vehicle traffic
Crosses	Willowemoc Creek
Locale	Rockland, New York
Other name(s)	Motts Flats Bridge Livingston Manor Covered Bridge Van Tran Bridge
Maintained by	Sullivan County, New York
Characteristics
Design	Covered bridge
Total length	117 ft (36 m) (disputed)
Width	16 ft 6 inches (5.0 m)
Load limit	5 tons
Clearance above	7 ft 8 inches
No. of lanes	Single span
History
Constructed by	John Davidson
Construction end	1860
Opened	1860, reopened in 1985
Closed	1972 (temporarily)
Location

The Van Tran Flat Bridge (also known as the Motts Flats Bridge, the Livingston Manor Covered Bridge, or the Van Tran Bridge) is a wooden, single span covered bridge that crosses Willowemoc Creek in the town of Rockland, in Sullivan County, New York. The bridge was built in 1860 by John Davidson and features a town lattice truss and a laminated arch system. This makes the Van Tran Flat Bridge the oldest surviving covered bridge in Sullivan County. The bridge was closed and abandoned in 1972, but restoration began in 1984 and reopened the next year. The Van Tran Flat Bridge is a disputed 117 feet (36 m) in length, and leads to Livingston Manor Covered Bridge County Park.