Tollgate at White Bridge, Brunswick Road, west of Eagle Mills
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Tollgate at White Bridge, Brunswick Road, west of Eagle Mills, about 1870. Brunswick Road was once known as the Pittstown Turnpike, and a covered bridge and tollgate stood where the road crossed the Poestenkill. In the 19th century it was not uncommon for a road or section of a road to be "owned" by a private company that collected tolls to pay for road maintenance. This scene looks east toward Shippey Lane. |
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Responsibility for maintenance of Brunswick Road, or Route 2, now falls to the NYSDOT. The covered bridge was lost in a flood in 1892, and was later replaced by a bridge that was painted white, giving this location the name "White Bridge". The tollgate keeper's home still stands, but is blocked in this picture by trees. |
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