Jeremiah Cunningham

Jeremiah Cunningham (September 1839 – May 23, 1908) was a farmer, mechanic, builder, and highway commissioner in Durham, New York. He served as highway commissioner from 1886 to at least 1900, and several of his stone arch bridges are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Biography Cunningham was born in 1839 on his father's farm in the northeastern part of Durham, New York along what is now known as Cunningham Road. He worked as a farmer and mechanic for many years. According to an 1896 Greene County Directory, Cunningham had a 160-acre farm. In March 1886, he became the Commissioner of Highways in Durham. He held that position until at least 1900. During his tenure, Cunningham kept journals and account books detailing his work as highway commissioner. He built 13 bridges as highway commissioner, and eight of his stone arch bridges survive. Six of Cunningham's bridges have been listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. His bridges were typically constructed using local limestone and a dry-laid fieldstone method with a round arch.

Cunningham died in 1909 on the family farm where he was born. Brand Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge (1892–1893), Brand Hollow Road, West Durham, New York, NRHP-listed Hervey Street Road Stone Arch Bridge (1891), Hervey Street Road, & Hervey Street-Sunside Road, in Greene County, New York, NRHP-listed Moore Road Stone Arch Bridge (c. 1887), Moore Road, Cornwallville, New York, NRHP-listed