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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.636667,-72.821667

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Carries Canyon Road (C3031) over Brewster River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr Arch variation: - The Arch rings terminate on the lower chord as opposed to the typical terminus at an abutment springstone
Total Length: 85.0 Feet
Span Length: 73.2 Feet

Overview: Covered Burr Arch truss bridge over Brewster River on Canyon Road (C3031) in Jeffersonville
History: Built 1872; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1872

Location: Lamoille County

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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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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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

From the adjacent park

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in September 2015

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Overview from the stream bed

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Eastern abutment, which still shows some of its original stone abutment

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Western abutment, completely encased in concrete

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in September 2015

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Detail of the floor system. No stringers here, this truss is still completely load bearing

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Profile from upstream

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Western approach

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Western portal

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Informational sign

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Barrel shot

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Mid span

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Termination of the arch. In a deviation from the standard Burr Arch Truss, the arch terminates at the intersection with the lower chord. In the standard plan the arch passes below the lower chord and rests directly on the abutment.

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Detail of the overhead bracing

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Eastern portal

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Eastern approach

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Deck

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Notice that the windows contour on the bottom to the arch ring

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Fitting on the arch

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-01

Detail of the fitting of the multiple kings-post truss system

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Grist Mill Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.440392,-72.679853

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Carries Covered Bridge Road (C3052) over Gold Brook
Design: truss/through/howe
Design Details: Covered Howe through truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 44.9 Feet

Overview: Covered Howe Truss bridge over Gold Brook on C3052 in Stowe
History: Built 1844; rehabilitated 1979
Built: 1844

Location: Lamoille County

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge Postcard

Scanned by Robert Stephenson

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge Postcard 1

Scanned by Robert Stephenson

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge Postcard 2

Scanned by Robert Stephenson

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge Postcard 3

Scanned by Robert Stephenson

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Gold Brook Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com

189334

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Gold Brook Bridge

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Gold Brook Bridge interior

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Gold Brook Bridge interior

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2015

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

North abutment. The base has been encased in concrete, but the upper part allows us to see the original fieldstone

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

Detail of the underside

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

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Gold Brook Covered Bridge 45-08-12

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2015

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Photo taken by John Loxton in July 2012

337104

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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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Stowe Hollow Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Stowe Hollow Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Poland Bridge 45-08-02

Status: Open to auto traffic in Summer/ pedestrians & snowmobiles in Winter

Location: 44.650000,-72.816667

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Carries Cambridge Junction Road C3023 over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch truss
Total Length: 154.9 Feet
Span Length: 146.0 Feet

Overview: Burr arch bridge over Lamoille River on C3023 in Cambridge
History: Built 1887 by George W. Holmes; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1887

Location: Lamoille County

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Poland Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com

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Poland Bridge

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Poland Bridge interior

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Poland Bridge

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Poland Bridge sign

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Poland Bridge interior

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Poland Bridge

Northern approach

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Poland Bridge

Northern portal

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Poland Bridge

Detail of the kings-post/ Burr arch configuartion

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Poland Bridge

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Poland Bridge

Southern Approach

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Poland Bridge

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Poland Bridge

Eastern portal

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Poland Bridge

Barrel shot. Note that the elevated 'roadway' is a temporary structure added during the winter for smowmobile traffic, to prevent damage to the roadway

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Poland Bridge

Looking at the eastern abutment

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Poland Bridge

Western abutment

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Poland Bridge

Detail of the wingwall

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Poland Bridge

Western portal

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Poland Bridge

Looking east across the bridge. Note that the elevated 'roadway' is a temporary structure added during the winter for smowmobile traffic, to prevent damage to the roadway

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Poland Bridge

Note the upper chord, heavily modified with steel bolts

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Poland Bridge

Note the modern steel bolt connecting the Burr arch to the truss

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Poland Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Railroad Street Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.632500,-72.685000

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Carries Railroad Street (C2002) over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 146.0 Feet
Span Length: 146.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on Railroad Street (C2002) in Johnson
History: Built 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; Rehabilitated 2006
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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Railroad Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Railroad Street Bridge

A walkway on the southern facing side of the bridge

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Railroad Street Bridge

Western portal

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Railroad Street Bridge

Detail of the lower chord/floorbeam

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Railroad Street Bridge

The bracing between the upper chords were comprised exclusively of built up members, which was already becoming uncommon by 1928

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Railroad Street Bridge

Detail of a riveted gusset plate

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Railroad Street Bridge

Eastern portal

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Railroad Street Bridge

Structural Steel provded by Lackawana Steek

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Railroad Street Bridge

Overview

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Railroad Street Bridge

Sidewalk

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Railroad Street Bridge

Overview

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Railroad Street Bridge

Truss web. Notice the attractive use of built up sections for the overhead bracing.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Railroad Street Bridge

Typical gusset plate. Note the original rivets on the gusset plate

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Railroad Street Bridge

CSC-USA stamp. Evidently this entire member was replaced in the 2006 rehab

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Railroad Street Bridge

Mispan tension memebers. The original Lackawana stamp is evident

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Railroad Street Bridge

Reworked gusset plate, notice the replcament with bolts

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2016

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Railroad Street Bridge

Endpost. Notice the replacement of rivets with bolts

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Railroad Street Bridge

Builders plate

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Railroad Street Bridge

Approach

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B Street Bridge

Status: In storage or disassembled

Location: 44.561468,-72.602217

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Carries C30BS over Lamoille River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 86.9 Feet
Span Length: 83.0 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Lamoille River on C30BS in Morrisville
History: Built 1900; Disassembled and put into storage in 1998
Built: 1900

Location: Lamoille County

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B Street Bridge

looking west

Photo from old postcard

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School Street Bridge

Status: Open to one-way traffic

Location: 44.545000,-72.460000

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Carries School Street (C2003) over Lamoille River
Design: truss/pony/parker
Design Details: Parker pony truss
Total Length: 105.0 Feet
Span Length: 100.1 Feet

Overview: Parker Pony truss bridge over Lamoille River on C2003 in Wolcott
History: Built 1928 by Palmer Steel Co.; rehabilitated 2004; made one-way with temporary added truss in 2018
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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Wolcott Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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School Street Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2015

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School Street Bridge

Builders plate

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School Street Bridge

Riveting work on the upper chord

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School Street Bridge

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School Street Bridge

Structural Steel provided by Carnige

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School Street Bridge

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School Street Bridge

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Jeffersonville Route 108 Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.649176,-72.830650

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Carries VT 108 over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss with concrete girder approach span
Total Length: 200.1 Feet
Span Length: 149.9 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 108 in Jeffersonville
History: Built 1931 by American Bridge Co.; Lost 2014
Built: 1931

Location: Lamoille County

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Jeffersonville Route 108 Bridge

Overview

NRHP Nomination form, 1985

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Bridge Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a modern pony truss

Location: 44.563333,-72.600000

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Carries VT 100 over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 129.9 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 100 in Morrisville
History: Built 1926 by McClintic-Marshall Co.; Repaired 1950; Rehabilitated 1961; Lost 2009
Built: 1926

Location: Lamoille County

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Bridge Street Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.578333,-72.611667

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Carries Cadys Falls Bridge (TR 2/FAS 239) over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Riveted Pratt through truss
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 121.1 Feet

Overview: Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on TR 2/FAS 239 in Morristown
History: Built 1928 by American Bridge Co.; Rehabilitated 2012
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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Lamoille River Bridge

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2014

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Lamoille River Bridge

Western appraoch

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Lamoille River Bridge

Abutment detail

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Lamoille River Bridge

Notice the details of the cross bracing

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in November 2015

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Overview from south

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in November 2015

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Southern approach

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Southern portal

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Cadys Falls Bridge

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Southern portal

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Detail of the X lacing on the upper chord

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Detail of the hip joint gusset plate and connections

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in November 2015

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Detail of the overhead bracing. Notice that it follows a subdivided Warren patern

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in November 2015

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Detail of the lower chord

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Overview from the north

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in November 2015

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Cadys Falls Bridge

Builders plate

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in December 2015

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Tenny Bridge

Status: Replaced by a temporary bridge

Location: 44.564159,-72.566191

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Carries VT 15A over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/pratt
Design Details: Pratt through truss
Total Length: 115.2 Feet
Span Length: 110.9 Feet

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15A in Morristown
History: Built 1928 by Berlin Construction Co.; replaced 2007
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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Tenny Bridge

NRHP Nomination form, 1985

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Morgan Covered Bridge 45-08-07

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.743394,-72.728004

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Carries Morgan Bridge Road over North Branch Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Covered Queenpost through truss
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 60.0 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over North Branch Lamoille River on Morgan Bridge Road in Belvidere
History: Built 1887; rehabilitated 1898 and 1980
Built: 1887

Location: Lamoille County

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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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Morgan Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Status: Closed to all traffic

Location: 44.563616,-72.487536

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Carries Fort Hill road (C2002) over Wild Branch Lamoille River
Design: truss/pony/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with all verticals
Total Length: 94.2 Feet
Span Length: 89.9 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over Wild Branch Lamoille River on C2002 in Wolcott
History: Built 1928 by Palmer Steel Co.; Closed 2007
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Eastern builders plaque

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Eastern approach

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

structural / rust damage

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

looking west across the truss

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

There should be concrete there....

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Western builders plaque

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Western portal

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Western approach

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

all the elements were stamped "CARNEGIE USA"

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Jeffersonville Bridge

Status: Replaced by new bridge

Location: 44.643889,-72.836389

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Carries VT 15 over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/parker
Design Details: Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Total Length: 285.0 Feet
Span Length: 180.0 Feet

Overview: Lost through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15
History: Built 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; replaced 1991
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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View Southeast, North Truss Elevation

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View Northwest, South Truss Elevation

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View West, From Road Across Bridge

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View Northwest, Closeup Of Panels Of South Truss

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View North, Detail Of Mid Truss Connection, North Truss From Bridge

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View Northeast, Detail Of Mid Truss Connection, And Top Bracing North Bruss From Bridge

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View Northeast, Detail Of Mid Truss Connection, Top Bracing, And Sway Bracing, North Truss From Bridge

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View Northwest, Corner Detail Of Northwest Corner Of Bridge, With Portal Bracing From Bridge Surface

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View West, Detail Manufacturers Plaque

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View West, West Abutment And Underside Of Bridge

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View Northwest, Bridge Seat Connection Details At Main Span Pier

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.690000,-72.770833

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Carries Church St (C3020) over North Branch of Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Covered Bridge with queenpost truss (deck is supported by steel stringers, the queenspost truss is not load bearing)
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over N. Br. of Lamoille River on Church St (C3020) in Waterville
History: Built 1877; rehabilitated 1968
Built: 1877

Location: Lamoille County

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Church Street Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Church Street Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com

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Church Street Bridge

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Church Street Bridge interior

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Church Street Bridge interior

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

Eastern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

Barrel shot

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

Western portal

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

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Church Street Covered Bridge 45-08-13

Detail of the queenspost truss

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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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Church Street Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Church Street Covered Bridge

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.711944,-72.756111

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Carries Codding Hollow Rd (C3003) over N Br Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost through truss (steel stringer system supports the deck, queens-post is non-load bearing)
Total Length: 59.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over N Br Lamoille River on Codding Hollow Rd (C3003) in Waterville
History: Built 1877; rehabilitated 1976
Built: 1877

Location: Lamoille County

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge

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Codding Hollow Bridge

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Codding Hollow Bridge

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Codding Hollow Bridge

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Codding Hollow Bridge interior

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Codding Hollow Bridge interior

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

Detail of the Queenspost diagonal element

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

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Codding Hollow Covered Bridge 45-08-15

So.....the queenspost just holds up the roof

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Codding Hollow Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Codding Hollow Bridge

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.705556,-72.760278

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Carries Montgomery Road (C3014) over North Branch Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost through truss (Steel stringers added underneath carry the load however).
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 58.1 Feet

Overview: Covered Queenspost bridge over North Branch Lamoille River on C3014
History: Built 1896; Rehabilitated 1976
Built: 1896

Location: Lamoille County

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Montgomery Covered Bridge

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Eastern approach

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Eastern portal

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Detail of the dry laid stone abudment

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Steel stringers were added in the last rehab, effectively rendering the queens-post truss as ornamental. It was done tastefully though, as from the sides the stringers are not noticeable.

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Detail of the dry laid stone abudment

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Western portal

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Montgomery Covered Bridge 45-08-14

Western approach

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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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Montgomery Bridge

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Montgomery Bridge

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Scribner Bridge 45-08-09

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.638111,-72.648643

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Carries Rocky Road over Gihon River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost truss
Total Length: 48.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over Gihon River on Rocky Road
History: Cover added to pony bridge in 1919.
Built: 1919

Location: Lamoille County

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Scribner Bridge

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Scribner Bridge

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Scribner Bridge

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Scribner Bridge

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Scribner Bridge interior

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Scribner Bridge

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Scribner's Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Scribner's Bridge

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Scribner's Bridge

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Power House Bridge 45-08-08

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.636043,-72.670477

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Carries School Street over Gihon River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost truss
Total Length: 73.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over Gihon River on School Street
History: Built 1870; destroyed March 8, 2000; rebuilt 2002 by Blow & Cote
Built: 1870

Location: Lamoille County

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Power House Bridge

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Power House Bridge

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Power House Bridge

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Power House Bridge interior

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Powerhouse Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Powerhouse Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge 45-08-06

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.743627,-72.741523

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Carries Back Road over North Branch of the Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Queenpost truss
Total Length: 70.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over North Branch of the Lamoille River on Back Road
History: Built 1895 by Lewis Robinson; rehabilitared 1971, 1995
Built: 1895

Location: Lamoille County

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Mill Bridge interior

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Mill Bridge

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Mill Bridge

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Lumbermill Bridge

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Status: Open to farm equipment

Location: 44.645707,-72.872340

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Carries farm access road over Seymour River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Burr arch
Total Length: 60.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Burr arch-truss bridge over Seymour River on farm access road
History: built 1897 by George W. Holmes; Relocated 1950; Reconstructed 1995
Built: 1897

Location: Lamoille County

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Gates Farm Bridge

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Gates Farm bridge interior

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Gates Farm Bridge

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Gates Farm Bridge

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in June 2016

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Western apporach

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Western portal

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Looking east across the span

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Truss web

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Lower termination of a diagonal member of the Kingspost truss system

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Upper termination of a diagonal member of the Kingspost truss system

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Truss system detail. For those used to the standard model, the additional brace on the bottom gives it an unusual appearance.

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Bolt work on the lower chord

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Looking east

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Detail of the Burr arch

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Eastern portal

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Eastern portal

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Detail of the underside...no steel stringers!

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Erosion under one of the concrete abutments

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Footing

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Gates Farm Bridge 45-08-04 #2

Barrel shot

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Gates Farm Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Gates Farm Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.532396,-72.427790

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Carries Former Lamoille Valley Rail Road over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Double Town Lattice Truss. Load is carried by a 2 span system independent of the truss, with a reused deck plate girder on the north span and a steel stringer span on the south
Total Length: 103.5 Feet
Span Length: 51.0 Feet

Overview: Covered double Town Lattice through truss bridge over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Rail Road
History: Built 1908 by St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad; Steel stringers added 1968; Line abandoned 1997; Rehabilitated 2001
Built: 1908

Location: Lamoille County

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Fisher Bridge sign

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Fisher Bridge

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Fisher Bridge

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Fisher Bridge interior

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Fisher Bridge interior

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Fisher Covered Bridge

Looking alongside the downsteam truss. With its 1968 "upgrade" the solution was to simply remove the entire base of the bridge and put a 2 span steel stringer in its place

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the added pier. The highly observant of you will notice the the closer portion is a steel stringer whereas the more distant part is a plate girder. The pier is not in the center of the truss but instead is offset to accommodate the varying size of the reused components

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Fisher Covered Bridge

Barrel shot

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the stringer span

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Notice the rail plate dated 1943, so this must have been retained from the original span

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Notice the guide rail dated 1918, so this must have been retained from the original span

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the roof and cupola

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the lattice truss

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the original 2x lattice truss. Note the original tree nails

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Western abutment. The original cut stone abutment has been partially encased in concrete.

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2015

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

The 1968 pier. It exemplifies the increasingly desperate financial situation of the St. J & LC railroad by this time, given its simplistic construction

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Terminations of the Town Lattice into the lower chords

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

The wing-wall for the expertly cut stone abutment, with a graceful curve cut into the stone

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Detail of the deck plate girder span

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Interestingly the wood was different between the two spans. Perhaps the wood was recycled from the spans original uses?

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LVRC - Fisher Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in May 2015

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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Fisher Railroad Bridge

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.518611,-72.677778

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Carries Cole Hill Road over Sterling Brook
Design: truss/through/kingpost
Design Details: combination kingpost and queen post truss
Total Length: 65.0 Feet
Span Length: 65.0 Feet

Overview: Kingpost through truss bridge over Sterling Brook on Cole Hill Road
History: Built 1896; Reinforced 1897; Steel stringers added 1971
Built: 1896

Location: Lamoille County

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Northern portal

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Overview from North

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Truss web. In this unique application, a Kingspost is nestled inside of a queenspost. Iron tension rods were supplemented to the Queenspost system later

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in December 2015

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Overhead bracing

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Barrel shot

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Southern portal

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Overview, looking northeast

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Overview, looking Northwest

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Truss web. In this unique application, a Kingspost is nestled inside of a queenspost. Iron tension rods were supplemented to the Queenspost system later

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in December 2015

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Tension rods extending through the deck to the lower chord

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Intersection of a few truss members.

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Red Bridge 45-08-11

Approach from the north

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Red Bridge

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Red Bridge

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

Status: Derelict/abandoned
To be part of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Location: 44.542124,-72.457509

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Carries St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned baltimore through truss bridge on St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad
History: Built 1917 by American Bridge Co; Abandoned 1997
Built: 1917

Location: Lamoille County

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Wolcott Railroad Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2014

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Wolcott Railroad Bridge

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Wolcott Railroad Bridge

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

Builders plate

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott East)

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Lamoille River Bridge (Morrisville)

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.564125,-72.600145

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Carries Former STJ & LC Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 150.0 Feet
Span Length: 150.0 Feet

Overview: Warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Lamoille River on Former STJ & LC Railroad
History: Built 1928; abandoned 1997; converted to pedestrian use 2002
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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STJ & LC RR Lamoille River Bridge

Eastern Approach

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STJ & LC RR Lamoille River Bridge

Eastern portal

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STJ & LC RR Lamoille River Bridge

View of the lower cord taken from the north side of the western abutment

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STJ & LC RR Lamoille River Bridge

Detail of the rivet connections of the upper cord

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STJ & LC RR Lamoille River Bridge

Inside the truss

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Lamoille River Bridge (Morrisville)

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StJ&LC - Wolcott Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.551134,-72.470436

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Carries St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 120.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Through truss bridge over Lamoille River on St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad
History: Built 1909; Replaced 1968
Built: 1909

Location: Lamoille County

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StJ&LC - Cambridge Junction Covered Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.651698,-72.819423

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Carries St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 113.0 Feet

Overview: Through truss bridge over Lamoille River on St. Johnsbury & Lamoille County Railroad
History: Built 1899; Replaced 1968
Built: 1899

Location: Lamoille County

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LVRC - Lamoille River Bridge (Wolcott West)

Status: Derelict/abandoned
To become part of the Lamoille Valley Rail-trail

Location: 44.571206,-72.508250

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Carries Lamoille Valley Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/warren/verticals
Design Details: Warren through truss with all verticals
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned warren through truss with all verticals bridge over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Railroad
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Location: Lamoille County

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Needles Eye Road Overpass

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 44.577450,-72.605865

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail over Needles Eye Road
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over Needles Eye Road on Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail
History: Built for the St. J & LC railroad, abandoned 1997, converted to pedestrian use 2002
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Location: Lamoille County

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Needles Eye Road Overpass

Northern approach

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Needles Eye Road Overpass

Southern Approach

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Needles Eye Road Overpass

Deck view

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Brewster River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.609722,-72.811667

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Carries Edwards Road (C3078) over Brewster River
Design: beam/tee
Design Details: Concrete tee beam
Total Length: 100.1 Feet
Span Length: 43.0 Feet

Overview: Concrete tee beam bridge over Brewster River on Edwards Road (C3078)
History: Built 1926
Built: 1926

Location: Lamoille County

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Brewster River Bridge

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Brewster River Bridge

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Brewster River Bridge

date stamp

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Brewster River Bridge

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Brewster River Bridge

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Lamoille River Bridge (Johnson)

Status: Open to pedestrian / snowmobile traffic
Preserved as part of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Location: 44.615828,-72.668311

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Lamoille River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Railroad
History:
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Location: Lamoille County

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 44.562626,-72.564445

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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: 10.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned stone arch bridge over Stream on Lamoille Valley Railroad
History: Built 1877; Abandoned 1997
Built: 1877

Location: Lamoille County

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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LVRC - Bridge No. 54

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Lamoille Valley Rail-Trail - Jeffersonville Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only
To be replaced by a pedestrian bridge http://www.newsandcitizen.com/news-and-citizen/lamoille-news/anewbridgeforcambridge

Location: 44.648829,-72.827558

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Brewster River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Brewster River on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Built for the Burlington & Lamoille Railroad
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Location: Lamoille County

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Overview

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Detail of the abutment

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Detail of the abutment

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Missing plate...isn't it always the way.

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Overview

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Detail of the girder system

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Some kind of electrical box

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Detail of the floor system

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

The original railroad ties are still in place, albeit covered with a wooden deck

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LVRT - Jeffersonville Bridge

Detail of the stone abutment. Note the quarry markings on the irregular rock

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Status: Superstructure removed

Location: 44.651767,-72.819565

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Carries Lamoille Valley Railroad over Lamoille River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: From south the north: 2 steel stringer spans supported by timber piles (Installed prior to 1968) 1 DPG span supported by timber pile and ashlar pier (1899) 2 DPG spans of different sizes supported by ashlar abutment/pier as well as timber pile (installed 1968)
Total Length: 230.0 Feet
Span Length: 84.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Railroad
History: Original bridge built 1899; Covered span replaced with 2 recycled DPG spans 1968; demolished 2017
Built: 1968

Location: Lamoille County

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Detail of the river pier

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Removed northern spans

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Remaining in-place DPG span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Overview

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Southern approach

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Can't imagine why exactly this bridge is closed...

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Alongside the deck. The original railroad and rails are extant, but a simple wooden decking was placed above these for snowmobile use

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking alongside the southern stringer approach spans

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Original coarse ashlar abutment on the south side, with concrete added to accommodate the tiny stringer approach span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Timber pier for the stringer spans.

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking towards the stone pier and removed spans

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Pier for stringer/south DPG span. Note the shifting of the wood and general poor condition

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Wooden decking

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking north from the stringer span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking south from the stringer spans

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Slight gap in the bridge at the moment. The shoddy wooden river pier has been completely removed.

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Dowstream side of the coarse ashlar river pier

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

You can see the torch markings on the rail

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Cap of the river pier

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

A concrete/fieldstone pile with a torch cut rail in it....probably an old mile marker

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking north

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

A wooden mile marker at the junction with the Jeffersonville spur

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Removed northernmost DPG approach span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Removed northernmost DPG approach span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

The removed northern river span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Original coarse ashlar abutment

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

A wooden wingwall. Historic photos show it extant even before 1968

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Looking at the pier

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Detail of the abutment

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

DPG river span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Inside the DPG span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Deck view...couldn't actually get up to the deck itself

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Northern end of the DPG river span

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Torch cutting of the rails on the northern river DPG span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Section loss on some cross bracing of the removed DPG river span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Stone and concrete on the northern abutment

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Removed northernmost DPG approach span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Detail, of the cross bracing of the removed northernmost DPG approach span

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LVRC - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Removed wooden ties from the spans

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The rails were rolled by Lackawwana in 1915

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only
Preserved as part of the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Location: 44.642043,-72.727897

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Smith Brook
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 55.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Pony/through plate girder bridge over Smith Brook on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Abandoned 1997
Built:

Location: Lamoille County

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Mile marker on approach to the bridge

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Distant approach, from the east

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Approach, from the east

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Note the beautiful irregular stone abutment

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Overview

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Metal plates in the river

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Downstream girder

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Overview

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

Footing

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail - Smith Brook Bridge

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Garfield Covered Bridge

Status: Removed. Half of bridge lost, other half extant.

Location: 44.602877,-72.535207

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Carries Carpenter Hill road over Green River
Design: truss/through/lattice/town
Design Details: Covered Town lattice through truss
Total Length: 99.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Town lattice truss bridge over Green River on Carpenter Hill road
History: Built 1870; Bypassed by a culvert 1965; Sold to developer 1971; split in half and removed
Built: 1870

Location: Lamoille County

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.636256,-72.682171

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Carries Main Street over Gihon River
Design: girder/pony/plate
Design Details: Pony plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 71.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Pony/through plate girder bridge over Gihon River on Main Street
History: Built 1928 by Phoenix Bridge Co.; Replaced 2008
Built: 1928

Location: Lamoille County

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LVRT - Cambridge Junction Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.651737,-72.819479

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Carries Lamoille Valley Rail Trail over Lamoille River
Design: truss/pony/pratt
Design Details: 2 span modern Pratt pony truss
Total Length: 250.0 Feet
Span Length: 125.0 Feet

Overview: MOB over Lamoille River on Lamoille Valley Rail Trail
History: Built 2017 by Blow & Cote
Built: 2017

Location: Lamoille County

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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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