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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.679328,-73.083222

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Carries New England Central Railroad over Arrowhead Lake Road, Lamoille River/Arrowhead Lake
Design: girder
Design Details: 6 span deck plate girder
Total Length: 372.1 Feet
Span Length: 62.0 Feet

Overview: Girder bridge over Arrowhead Lake Road, Lamoille River/Arrowhead Lake on New England Central Railroad
History: Built 1925
Built: 1925

Location: Franklin County

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Overview

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Detail of the 1925 concrete pier

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Overview of the piers. Note the two stone ones, with concrete added above and the fully concrete ones.

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Overview of the girder spans

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Detail of the southernmost span

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NECR - Arrowhead Lake Highbridge

Looking north across the river/lake. Notice the stone abutment directly ahead, a remnant of an old highway bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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East Fairfield Covered 45-06-03

Status: renovated and reopened to traffic July 2010

Location: 44.786667,-72.863333

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Carries Covered Bridge Road C3049 over Black Creek
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: queenpost truss
Total Length: 69.9 Feet
Span Length: 59.1 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over Black Creek on C3049 in Fairfield
History: Built 1865; rehabilitated 1967 renovated 2010
Built: 1865

Location: Franklin County

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East Fairfield Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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East Fairfield Covered Bridge interior

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East Fairfield Covered Bridge approach

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East Fairfield Covered Bridge

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Photo taken by John Loxton in July 2012

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Photo taken by John Loxton in July 2012

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Photo taken by John Loxton in July 2012

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East Fairfield Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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East Fairfield Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Black Creek Bridge

Status: Open to traffic in summer. Open only to pedestrians / snowmobiles during the winter

Location: 44.894721,-72.943835

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Carries Bouchard Road (C3022) over Black Creek
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 79.1 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Black Creek on Bouchard Road in Sheldon
History: Built 1903 by the American Bridge Co.
Built: 1903

Location: Franklin County

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Black Creek Bridge

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Black Creek Bridge

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Black Creek Bridge

Bridge plaque #2, indicating selecten

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Black Creek Bridge

Bridge Plaque #1, indicating builder

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Black Creek Bridge

Western approach

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Black Creek Bridge

Western portal

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Black Creek Bridge

Riveting work of the diagonal elements with the top chord

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Black Creek Bridge

Fire damage to the deck

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Black Creek Bridge

Detail shot of one of the vertical elements

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Black Creek Bridge

Eastern portal

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Black Creek Bridge

Eastern approach. To the right are concrete posts for an old gaurdrail

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Black Creek Bridge

Overview

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Black Creek Bridge

Looking alongside the truss

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Black Creek Bridge

Truss web

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Black Creek Bridge

Endpost gusset plate

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Black Creek Bridge

Detail of lower chord

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Black Creek Bridge

Lower chord is comprised of angled steel sections secured with battens

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Black Creek Bridge

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Black Creek Bridge

Footing

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Black Creek Bridge

Concrete posts from the original railing

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Black Creek Bridge

Abutments are concrete, beginning to show their age

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Black Creek Bridge

Endpost. Note that the upper chord is a open box, no battens or lacing.

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Black Creek Bridge

West approach

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Black Creek Bridge

Wooden decking

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Fuller Covered Bridge 45-06-05 #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.903330,-72.639720

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Carries Fuller Bridge Road (C2001) over Black Falls Brook
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 51.8 Feet
Span Length: 42.0 Feet

Overview: Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Black Falls Brook on Fuller Bridge Road (C2001) in Montgomery
History: Built 1890; rehabilitated 2000
Built: 1890

Location: Franklin County

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Fuller Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Fuller Covered Bridge

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Fuller Covered Bridge

Southern approach

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Fuller Covered Bridge

builders sign

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Fuller Covered Bridge

Looking north, about midspan

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Fuller Covered Bridge

detail of the upper cord bracing

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Fuller Covered Bridge

Northern approach

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Fuller Covered Bridge

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Fuller Covered Bridge

repair work on the truss

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Fuller Covered Bridge

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Fuller Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Fuller Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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River Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.651667,-72.988333

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Carries River road (C3051) over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 209.0 Feet
Span Length: 205.1 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Lamoille River on C3051 in Fairfax
History: Built 1930 by American Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1999
Built: 1930

Location: Franklin County

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River Road Bridge

Overview

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River Road Bridge

Eastern portal

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River Road Bridge

Detail of the original pipe railing

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River Road Bridge

X lacing on the upper chord

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River Road Bridge

Truss web

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River Road Bridge

Overhead bracing

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River Road Bridge

Builders plate

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River Road Bridge

Western portal

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River Road Bridge

Portal bracing

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River Road Bridge

Hip joint

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Fairfax Covered Bridge 45-06-02

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.663610,-73.010560

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Carries Maple St (C3035) over Mill Brook
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 57.1 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Mill Brook on Maple St (C3035) in Fairfax
History: Built 1865; Washed off abutments & restored 1927; rehabilitated 1975, 1990 & 2002
Built: 1865

Location: Franklin County

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick

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Fairfax Covered Bridge lattice work

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Fairfax Covered Bridge interior

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Approach from the west

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Overhead bracing

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Eastern portal

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

All treenails through here, no bolts!

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Truss web. Notice the doubled-up diagonals near the end of the truss

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Detail of the two upper chords, a trademark of the Town Lattice design

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Barrel shot

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Western portal

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Fairfax Village Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Boston Post Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.918333,-72.756667

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Carries Boston Point Road (C2002) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 209.0 Feet
Span Length: 205.1 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on C2002 in Enosburg
History: Built 1929 by Lackawanna Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1996
Built: 1929

Location: Franklin County

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Photo taken by mfwills

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Boston Post Road Bridge

View from the east

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Boston Post Road Bridge

Eastern approach

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Shawville Road Bridge

Eastern portal

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Shawville Road Bridge

Looking west across the span

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Boston Post Road Bridge

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Boston Post Road Bridge

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Boston Post Road Bridge

riveting work on the vertical element

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Boston Post Road Bridge

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Machia Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic
Slated for demolition and replacement in 2018

Location: 44.927222,-72.987500

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Carries Machia Road (C3006) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2 span riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 292.0 Feet
Span Length: 143.1 Feet

Overview: 2 span Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on C3006 in Highgate
History: Built 1928
Built: 1928

Location: Franklin County

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Machia Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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Machia Road Bridge

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Machia Road Bridge

Western approach

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Machia Road Bridge

Western Portal

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Machia Road Bridge

Portal bracing

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Machia Road Bridge

Looking east from the middle of the western span

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Machia Road Bridge

Riveting work on the upper chord

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Machia Road Bridge

Intersecting diagonals, midspan. One of the few elements on the truss work that isn't a rolled I-beam

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Machia Road Bridge

Eastern approach

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Machia Road Bridge

Detail of the roadway condition. At one point the cast in place concrete roadway was paved, but most of this has started to crumble.

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Machia Road Bridge

Stress deflection at the midspan diagonal, eastern span southern side

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Machia Road Bridge

Stress deflection of one of the rolled I-beams, eastern span southern side

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Machia Road Bridge

The best view that could be had from downstream

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Machia Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Machia Road Bridge

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Machia Road Bridge

Detail of the lower chord. Note the ashlar river pier

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Shawville Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.910000,-72.972778

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Carries Shawville Road (C2001) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 255.9 Feet
Span Length: 249.0 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on C2001 in Sheldon
History: Built 1928 by Lackawanna Steel Co.; Closed 1992; Rehabilitated 1996
Built: 1928

Location: Franklin County

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Photo taken by mfwills

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Shawsville Road Bridge

Southern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Shawsville Road Bridge

Southern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Shawsville Road Bridge

detail of the underside

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Shawsville Road Bridge

Northern approach

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Shawville Road Bridge

Looking north

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Shawville Road Bridge

Northern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Kane Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.906667,-72.905000

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Carries Kane Road (C2003) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss
Total Length: 180.1 Feet
Span Length: 175.9 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Kane Road (C2003) in Sheldon
History: Built 1928; rehabilitated 1980
Built: 1928

Location: Franklin County

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Missisquoi River Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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Missisquoi River Bridge

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Missisquoi River Bridge

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Kane Road Bridge

Overhead bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Kane Road Bridge

Truss web

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Kane Road Bridge

Detail of the lower chord

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Kane Road Bridge

Eastern portal

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Kane Road Bridge

Eastern overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Kane Road Bridge

Truss web

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Kane Road Bridge

Eastern portal

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Kane Road Bridge

Portal bracing

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Kane Road Bridge

Structural steel rolled by Lackawanna

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Kane Road Bridge

Endpost

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Kane Road Bridge

Western portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Kane Road Bridge

Overview

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Kane Road Bridge

Barrel shot

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2015

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Kane Road Bridge

detail of the portal bracing

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Kane Road Bridge

detail of a riveted connection

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Kane Road Bridge

Detail of a riveted connection

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Kane Road Bridge

Notice that the overhead bracing between the upper chords resembles the webbing of a Baltimore Truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2015

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Kane Road Bridge

Detail of the built up elements of the upper chord

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2015

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.996667,-72.671667

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Carries TR 2/FAS 302 over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Parker pony truss
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Parker pony truss bridge over Missisquoi River on TR 2/FAS 302 in Richford
History: Built 1934
Built: 1934

Location: Franklin County

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Main Street Bridge

Looking south

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Main Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Main Street Bridge

riveting work at the intersection of the upper chord with the vertical and diagonal elements

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Main Street Bridge

Eastern pedestrian walkway, looking north

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Main Street Bridge

Looking south

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Main Street Bridge

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Main Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Main Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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East Richford-Sutton International Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 45.011739,-72.588097

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Carries VT 105A ALT (Chemin de Vallee-Missisquoi, Glen Sutton Road) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Parker through truss with stringer approach
Total Length: 205.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on VT 105A ALT in Richford
History: Built 1929 by Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.; rehabilitated 1979; rehabilitated 2019
Built: 1929

Location: Franklin County

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Hutchins Covered Bridge 45-06-07 #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.858610,-72.612500

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Carries Hutchins Bridge Rd (C3027) over South Branch Trout River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice truss
Total Length: 78.1 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over South Branch Trout River on Hutchins Bridge Rd (C3027) in Montgomery
History: Built 1883; rehabilitated 2009
Built: 1883

Location: Franklin County

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Hutchins Covered Bridge before renovation

Photo taken by John Borthwick

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Hutchins Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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Hutchins Covered Bridge interior

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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Hutchins Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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Hutchin's Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Hutchins Covered Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.920600,-72.672900

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Carries C3017 over Trout River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Trout River on C3017 in Enosburg
History: Built 1875; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1875

Location: Franklin County

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Hopkins Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Hopkins Covered Bridge Plaque

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Hopkins Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Eastern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Eastern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Lower chord. While obviously replaced during the last rehabilitation it was done completely in kind

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Detail of the upper chord. Steel rods have supplemented the bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Detail of the Town Lattice constrcution

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Barrel shot

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Western portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkins Covered Bridge 45-06-01 #2

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Hopkin's Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Hopkin's Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Longley Covered Bridge 45-06-08

Status: Intact but closed to all traffic

Location: 44.907220,-72.655560

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Carries Longley Bridge Rd (C3004) over Trout River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 78.1 Feet

Overview: Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Trout River on Longley Bridge Rd (C3004)
History: Built 1863; Rehabilitated 1992; Bypassed 2013
Built: 1863

Location: Franklin County

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Longley Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Longley Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Longley Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Longley Covered Bridge

Bridge with the temporary Bailey bridge next to it

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge 45-06-08

Builders sign

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge 45-06-08

Detail of the truss bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge

preservation award from 1995

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge

Looking south

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge

Southern portal

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Longley Covered Bridge

View from the south of the bridge and the realigned road with the Bailey bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Covered Bridge

Detail of the bowing truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Longley Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Longley Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Comstock Covered Bridge 45-06-04

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.900000,-72.643333

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Carries Comstock Bridge Rd (C3042) over Trout River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 68.9 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet

Overview: Covered Town Lattice through truss bridge over Trout River on Comstock Bridge Rd (C3042) in Montgomery
History: Built 1883; rehabilitated 2003
Built: 1883

Location: Franklin County

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Comstock Covered Bridge

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Builders sign

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Western portal

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Upper cord bracing

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Comstock Covered Bridge

details of the lattice truss

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Looking west from the eastern portal

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Comstock Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Tyler Branch Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.848333,-72.736667

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Carries C3042 over Tyler Branch
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 46.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Tyler Branch on C3042 in Enosburg
History: Built 1911
Built: 1911

Location: Franklin County

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West Hill Covered Bridge 45-06-09

Status: reopened to traffic September 2009

Location: 44.867778,-72.648056

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Carries C4025 over West Hill Brook
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 45.9 Feet

Overview: Covered Town Lattice bridge over West Hill Brook on C4025 in Montgomery
History: Built 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Franklin County

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West Hill or Creamery Covered Bridge

rebuilt 2008/2009

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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West Hill or Creamery Covered Bridge interior

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West Hill or Creamery Covered Bridge

rebuilt 2008/2009

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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West Hill or Creamery Covered Bridge

Bridge prior to rebuild

Photo taken by John Borthwick

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West Hill or Creamery Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick in April 2016

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West Hill Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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West Hill Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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StJ&LC - Missisquoi River Covered Bridge

Status: Destroyed by fire

Location: 44.916360,-73.127865

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Carries St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 369.0 Feet
Span Length: 123.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Covered bridge over Missisquoi River on former St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad
History: Built 1898; Bypassed 1968; Destroyed by arson in 1987
Built: 1898

Location: Franklin County

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Photo taken by D.A. Juaire

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Swanton Railroad Covered Bridge Postcard

Scanned by Robert Stephenson

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Photo taken by Tom Hildreth

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The remaining stone piers

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians

Location: 44.934402,-73.047603

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Carries Mill Hill Rd over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/lenticular
Design Details: wrought iron pin connected Lenticular Through Truss with a lenticular pony truss approach span
Total Length: 295.0 Feet
Span Length: 215.0 Feet

Overview: Pin connected Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Mill Hill Rd
History: Built 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; Bypassed 1976; Rehabilitated for pedestrian use in 2000
Built: 1887

Location: Franklin County

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Overview

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Inside the Truss

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West Portal

Detail of the portal. Note the typical Berlin Iron Bridge details of builders plaque and ornate additions

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Highgate Falls Bridge

looking from the west

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Highgate Falls Bridge

inside the truss

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Eastern Portal

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Highgate Falls Bridge

View from the Eastern side

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the standard Berlin Iron Bridge Co. decorative railing and the hanger. The walkway that replaced the original road deck is significantly more narrow

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Profile from downstream

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the endpost

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Highgate Falls Bridge

detail of the pinned verticals with the hanger for the deck. In the background is the newer alignment of route 207 with the 1976 Steel frame bridge that replaced this bridge.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

detail of the pinned verticals with the hanger for the deck

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the bolted lower chord of the pony truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the bottom of the hangers

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Looks like the road has been closed for quite some time...

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

detail of the underside. wooden stringers have replaced the original iron ones

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Interestingly it looks like the height of the pony truss was slightly modified during this bridges restoration as the railing is not mounted directly to the endpost on the pony side as it is on the through truss side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the pinned connection of the upper chord with the tapered vertical post and diagonal tension member from the pony truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in July 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the pinned connection point of the lower chord with the vertical element and the diagonal tension member from the pony truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Ice frozen onto the railing and hangers

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Ice frozen onto the railing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Highgate Falls Bridge

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Highgate Falls Bridge

X lacing on the pony truss endpost

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Stone abutment for the pony truss

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Highgate Falls Bridge

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Highgate Falls Bridge

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Detail of the endpost for the pony truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Highgate Falls Bridge

Overview

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Circa 1907

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Berkshire Village Bridge (old)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.934207,-72.709001

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Carries Montgomery Rd (VT Route 118) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 200.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Montgomery Rd (VT Route 118)
History: Built 1905 by Groton Bridge Co; Demolished 1952
Built: 1905

Location: Franklin County

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Status: Open to pedestrians only
Preserved for trail use. Relocated from West Milton in 2003 and placed on the piers of the former Missisquoi Covered Railroad Bridge

Location: 44.916383,-73.127854

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Carries Former St. J & LC railroad (recreation path) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pennsylvania
Design Details: Two riveted Pennsylvania through truss with a modern Pony Pratt Truss added
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 162.1 Feet

Overview: Pennsylvania through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Built 1902; dismantled & moved 2003; Reconstructed as pedestrian bridge in 2009
Built: 1902

Location: Franklin County

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West Milton Bridge

Looking at the eastern span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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West Milton Bridge

On the middle span, looking east

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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West Milton Bridge

Western Span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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West Milton Bridge

remnants of a decorative railing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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West Milton Bridge

Details of the pinned endpiece

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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West Milton Bridge

Truss details

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Western Approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of a gusset plate on the lower chord. In the proccess of moving / rehabilitating this bridge a large number of rivets were replaced with bolts

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Looking at the concrete abutment for the truss span.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of the lower chord

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Overview from the western side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Panoramic, from the western side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Looking at the truss spans, western side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of the ashlar piers

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

New concrete abutment for the truss span. With the trusses being longer then the original spans of the covered bridge these new abutments had to be made set back from the original ashlar abutments

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Standing over the eastern river pier

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

A pretty bust gusset plate intersection on the middle of the Pennsylvania Truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of the overhead bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Midpsn gusset plate on the truss web

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Remaining railing section. The cast iron rosettes also appear on another American Bridge/United Construction co's bridge on nearly the same vintage: The Granite Street Bridge in Montpelier VT

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Endpost. Note the mount for the railing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Eastern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Slight sectional loss occring on the base of the endpost

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Underneath the truss spans on either side are the original ashlar approach/abutments for the previous covered bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of the floorbeams bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Looking underneath towards the eastern river pier

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Alongside the truss. Note the connection method for the floorbeams

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Underneath the truss spans on either side are the original ashlar approach/abutments for the previous covered bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Viewing the truss from the eastern side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

panoramic from the eastern side

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Eastern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Detail of the hip joint

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

A little worrisome? The tension member midpsn on the eastern truss has bent, and it looks to be recent (at least since the bridge was installed/painted in 2009). It looks like bending of the Battens has caused the paint on them to crack and fall off

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Slight stress bending on a tension member, directly opposite of the other one cataloged here.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Structural steel by Bethlehem Steel

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Endpost for the MOB span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

General overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Missisquoi River Bridge (Swanton)

View from the west

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Sheldon Junction Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.900562,-72.950122

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Carries Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: 2 pin connected Pratt through truss spans, with a Mail Order pedestrian Bridge on the northern approach and a small stringer approach on the southern approach
Total Length: 523.0 Feet
Span Length: 153.0 Feet

Overview: Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail
History: Built 1900 by American Bridge Co.; One span destroyed 1984; Re-purposed for rail trail use in 1994
Built: 1900

Location: Franklin County

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Standing on the Mail Order Bridge span looking south

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Detail of the upper chords lattice work and eyebars

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Approach of the southernmost span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Eastern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Looking south-west towards the second span, midway across the Pratt MOB

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Detail of the portal bracing

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Pined connections on the lower chord

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

A rather unique (At least on what I've seen of early 1900 American Bridge Company pin connected bridges) element that had survived on most of the panels was a tensioned connector with a wooden brace between the two eye bars

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Looking north-easterly across the span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Stringer approach to the southern span

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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CVR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Looking north

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.954452,-72.699452

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Carries Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pin connected Pratt through truss
Total Length: 152.0 Feet
Span Length: 144.0 Feet

Overview: Pin connected Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail
History: Built 1900 by American Bridge Co.; Inactive 1984-1988; Abandoned 1992; Converted to rail-trail use in 1994
Built: 1900

Location: Franklin County

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Builders plaque. Unlike later American Bridge company bridges this bridge only had one, on the northern facing portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Pinned connection of the diagonal eye-bars and the vertical elemnt

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Southern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Southern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Looking northerly alongside the truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Detail of the underside

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Turnbuckle on a diagonal element

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Missisquoi Valley Rail Trail - Berkshire Bridge

Northern portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Status: Derelict/abandoned
Scheduled to be converted to rail to trail use

Location: 44.895733,-72.942203

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Carries Abandoned Lamoille Valley Railroad (Former StJ&LC Railroad) over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: 3 span Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 369.0 Feet
Span Length: 123.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Missisquoi River on Abandoned Lamoille Valley Railroad (Former StJ&LC Railroad)
History: Abandoned 1997
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Looking west across the truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

View from downstream

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in February 2014

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Looking west across the truss. The ties were in a terrible state

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

Approaching the midpoint on the southern span. Note that the midspan diagonals are built up, wheres the outside ones are simple rolled I-beams

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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STJ & LC RR Sheldon Junction Bridge

View from downstream, looking east

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Detail of the underside

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Lower chord is a rolled I beam

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Southern Abutment

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Northern spans

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

River pier, in the original stone form

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Missing builders plate

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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LVRC - Missisquoi River Bridge (Sheldon Junction)

Portal

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CMQ - Missisquoi River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.986535,-72.660806

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Carries Central Maine and Quebec Railway over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Central Maine and Quebec Railway
History:
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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CN - Mississquoi Bay Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.901797,-73.106663

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Carries Canadian National over Mississquoi Bay
Design: girder/deck
Design Details: Deck girder swing
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck girder bridge over Mississquoi Bay on Canadian National
History:
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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Mississqua Bay railroad bridge

Vermont

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in July 2013

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Bancroft Falls Bridge (Old)

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 44.909820,-72.972782

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Carries Unknown Dirt road over Missisquoi River
Design: suspension/wire
Design Details: Wire/cable suspension
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 250.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Wire suspension bridge over Missisquoi River on Unknown Dirt road
History: Built 1888 by the Berlin Iron Bridge Co.; destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Built: 1888

Location: Franklin County

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Bancroft Falls Bridge

Berlin Iron Bridge Co. book. Published by Berlin Iron Bridge Co. 1890. Courtesy Canadian Centre for Architecture : buildingtechnologyheritagelibrary; additional_collections

Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley

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LVRC - Bridge No. 82

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 44.788285,-72.864177

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Carries Lamoille Valley Railroad over Stream/Cattle Pass
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Stream/Cattle Pass on Lamoille Valley Railroad
History:
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Location: Franklin County

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LVRC - Bridge No. 90

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 44.855291,-72.931473

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Carries Lamoille Valley Railroad over Stream
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Stream on Lamoille Valley Railroad
History:
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Location: Franklin County

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NECR - East Alburgh Trestle

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.970840,-73.221066

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Carries New England Central Railroad over Missisquoi Bay
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber trestle with a 102' long steel through girder swing span
Total Length: 3800.0 Feet
Span Length: 102.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Missisquoi Bay on New England Central Railroad
History: Built 1912; swing span automated 2010-11
Built: 1912

Location: Franklin County

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Swanton-Alburgh VT Trestle

Railroad trestle spanning Lake Champlain between Swanton and Alburgh, Vermont

Photo by Mfwills

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NECR - Missisquoi Bay Bridge

Swing bridge in Vermont

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in January 2015

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NECR - East Alburgh Trestle

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in April 1980

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CMQ - VT105 Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.985833,-72.658889

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Carries Central Maine & Québec Railway over VT 105
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 48.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over VT 105 on Central Maine & Québec Railway
History: Built 1909
Built: 1909

Location: Franklin County

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.902000,-72.807362

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Carries Pedestrian Path over Missisquoi River
Design: arch/deck/closed
Design Details: Closed-spandrel arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Missisquoi River on Pedestrian Path
History: Built 1913, bypassed 1970
Built: 1913

Location: Franklin County

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

The bridge has abundant signage throughout the town

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Overview

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Overview

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Detail of the lamps

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Looking across the bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

The end of the bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Planter for flowers

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Planter for flowers, hence the bridge name

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Deck view

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Overview

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Bridge of Flowers & Lights

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in January 2017

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Cement Bridge

1920s view

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Enosburg Falls Cement Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.915484,-73.125000

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Wetlands
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 8.0 Feet
Span Length: 4.0 Feet

Overview: Timber stringer bridge over Wetlands on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Built for the St.J & LC Railroad; Abandoned 1968; Converted to trail use 2009
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

North face

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

Underneath the bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

Detail of the abutments. Comprised of irregular rock and mortar

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

South face

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

South face

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

View from the path. The Pennsylvania Truss crossing the Missisquoi River is in the distance

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Swanton Bridge

....it looks like there *used* to be a nice sign about the railroad history here

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.874167,-73.100000

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Carries NECR over Penell Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 30.8 Feet
Span Length: 24.9 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Penell Road on NECR
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919

Location: Franklin County

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

Looking east

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

South abutment

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

looking west

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

Quarry marks on the stone abutments

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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NECR - Penell Road Overpass

North abutment

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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LVRC - Shawsville Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned.Experiences some use for snowmobiles in the winter months
Eventually will be upgraded to a rail trail

Location: 44.918895,-72.964376

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Unnamed creek
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 6.0 Feet
Span Length: 4.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned timber stringer bridge over Unnamed creek on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Built for the St.J & LC Railroad; Abandoned 1997
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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LVRC - Shawsville Bridge

Alignment of the railroad, looking west

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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LVRC - Shawsville Bridge

South portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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LVRC - Shawsville Bridge

South portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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LVRC - Shawsville Bridge

North portal

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2016

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Hectorsville Covered Bridge 45-06-06

Status: In storage or disassembled

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries over
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 52.5 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Town lattice truss bridge
History: Built circa 1883 by the Jewett Brothers, Relocated 1899; Bypassed 1988; Put into storage 2002
Built: c. 1883

Location: Franklin County

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Bancroft Falls Bridge (Older)

Status: Collapsed

Location: 44.909753,-72.972844

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Carries old road over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on old road
History: Fabricated 1887 by King Bridge Co; Erected 1887 by Berlin Iron Bridge Co; Collapsed 1888
Built: 1887

Location: Franklin County

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Main Street Bridge (1882)

Status: Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927

Location: 44.996788,-72.672008

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Carries Main Street over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/lenticular
Design Details: Wrought iron pin-connected Lenticular through truss with double-paired eyebar lower chord.
Total Length: 128.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Main Street
History: Built 1882 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Lost during the Great Flood of 1927
Built: 1882

Location: Franklin County

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Main Street Bridge (Old)

looking south c1905

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Sheldon Bridge

Status: Removed but not replaced

Location: 44.898697,-72.948576

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Carries Abandoned alignment of Main Street over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: 2 span wrought iron Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 330.0 Feet
Span Length: 165.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Abandoned alignment of Main Street
History: Built 1887 by the Vermont Construction Co; Bypassed and demolished 1947
Built: 1887

Location: Franklin County

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John's Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.910346,-73.106568

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Carries Old alignment of Route 7/ Trolley line over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Riveted Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Double-intersection Warren through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Old alignment of Route 7
History: Built c. 1890 by Vermont Construction Co.; Trolley service discontinued 1921; Replaced 1988
Built: c. 1890

Location: Franklin County

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Hectorville Covered Bridge

Status:

Location: 44.853708,-72.613475

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Carries Gibou Road over South Branch, Trout River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 52.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Town lattice truss bridge over South Branch Trout River on Gibou Road
History: Built 1883 moved ca.1900 removed and placed in storage 2003
Built: 1883

Location: Franklin County

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Hectorville Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Hectorville Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Depot Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.920386,-73.127247

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Carries Depot Street over Missisquoi River
Design: truss/through/double-warren
Design Details: Double-intersection Warren through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Depot Street
History:
Built:

Location: Franklin County

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Depot Street Bridge

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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