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[D-Dey65]

A while back, I read on some website (which I just remembered was "BridgeHunter.com" ), that the Roe Boulevard Bridge over the Patchogue River and Great Patchogue Lake was eligible for a listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Obviously it's not listed, but my question is should it get an NRHP listing?

http://bridgehunter.com/ny/suffolk/2261610/

Bear in mind, that unlike the Maryland House, and the Old Hewlett South Side Railroad of Long Island Depot, both of which I've advocated NRHP listings for in the past, I have some serious doubts about this. The only bridge I'm more doubtful about is the Broad Street Railroad Bridge in Brooksville, Florida.

[Steve]

Well, what would make it historic? A lot of things are eligible, but that doesn't mean they would get registered. Application to the NRHP tends to be based on community or state interest. In this case, I don't see that happening.

[D-Dey65]

Well, what would make it historic?

Aside from being an arch bridge built in 1920 in relatively decent condition, and going over part of the Great Patchogue Lake, in a somewhat prestigious part of the village, not much.