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C R. L. R.R. & Conn. Ri Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 0.000000,0.000000

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Carries Railroad over C R. L. R.R. & Conn. Ri
Design: truss/deck
Design Details: Deck truss
Total Length: 336.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Deck truss bridge over C R. L. R.R. & Conn. Ri on Railroad in Wells River
History: Built 1919
Built: 1919

Location: Orange County

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Conn. River Line R.R. Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.046111,-72.075556

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Carries C3074 over ST Rail System
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 82.0 Feet
Span Length: 27.9 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over ST Rail System tracks on C3074 in Newbury
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 1998
Built: 1919

Location: Orange County

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.956667,-72.463333

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Carries Moxley Rd (C3068) over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Covered Through truss
Total Length: 61.0 Feet
Span Length: 51.8 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over First Branch White River on Moxley Rd (C3068) in Chelsea
History: Built 1883
Built: 1883

Location: Orange County

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Moxley Covered Bridge

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Moxley Covered Bridge

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Moxley Covered Bridge

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Moxley Covered Bridge

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

View from upstreeam

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Lower chord. The original hew marks are quite visible

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Deck

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Overhead bracing

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Floor system. The Truss carries the load, no supplemental stringers here!

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Iron hanger in the Queenspost truss system

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Approach

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Overview

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Overview

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Detail of the roof system

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Portal

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Detail of the Queenspost system

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Barrel shot. Note the skew angle, an extremely rare thing to be found on a covered bridge

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Moxley Covered Bridge 45-09-01

Approach

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Moxley Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Moxley Bridge

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Foundry Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.914616,-72.476788

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Carries Foundry road (C3025) over First Branch White River
Design: truss/pony/warren/alt-verticals
Design Details: Warren pony truss with alternating verticals
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Warren pony truss bridge over First Branch White River on C3025 in Tunbridge
History: Built 1889 by Vermont Construction Co., rehabilitated 2010
Built: 1889

Location: Orange County

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Foundry Road Bridge

Western approach

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Foundry Road Bridge

Western approach

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Foundry Road Bridge

Overview

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Foundry Road Bridge

Builders plate

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Foundry Road Bridge

Plate listing selectmen

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Foundry Road Bridge

Hip joint

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Foundry Road Bridge

Detail of a vertical post. Note the tapered design

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Foundry Road Bridge

Upper chord

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Foundry Road Bridge

Barrel shot

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Foundry Road Bridge

Note that the railing is attached to the truss...not an ideal configuration.

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Foundry Road Bridge

Truss web

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Foundry Road Bridge

Detail of the built in battens on the bottom of the upper chord

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Foundry Road Bridge

Eastern portal

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Foundry Road Bridge

Eastern approach

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Foundry Road Bridge

Abutment

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Foundry Road Bridge

Wooden deck

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Foundry Road Bridge

View of the top of the upper chord

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Foundry Road Bridge

Lower chord, note the heavy use of bolts

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Foundry Road Bridge

Overview

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Howe Covered Bridge 45-09-07

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.863333,-72.498333

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Carries Belknap Brook Rd (C3060) over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Covered Multiple Kingspost Through truss
Total Length: 74.2 Feet
Span Length: 71.9 Feet

Overview: Covered Multiple Kingspost through truss bridge over First Branch White River on Belknap Brook Rd (C3060) in Tunbridge
History: Built 1879; rehabilitated 1995
Built: 1879

Location: Orange County

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Howe Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Western portal

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Decking

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Truss web

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Overhead bracing, with modification

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Center point of the truss

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

This bridge had a ladder installed on the inside. Given its construction method, its quite old...and several rungs are missing. It rests on newer aluminum hangers, indicating someone took the time to keep it there

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Eastern portal

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Note the cut made in the top of the verticals for the diagonal compression member to fit

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

so...is the weight limit of the bridge 24,000 lbs or 16,000 lbs? Should we be creating confusion on a covered bridge that hasn't been modified with stringers?

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Overview

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Howe Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Howe Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.882966,-72.503873

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Carries Howe Ln (C3045) over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Covered Multiple Kingspost Through truss
Total Length: 66.9 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Covered Multiple Kingspost through truss bridge over First Branch White River on Howe Ln (C3045) in Tunbridge
History: Built 1883; rehabilitated 2006
Built: 1883

Location: Orange County

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Cilley Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Eastern approach

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Barrel shot

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

The rather simple overhead bracing

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Center span

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Western portal

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Cilley Covered Bridge 45-09-08

Overview, looking south east

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Cilley Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Cilley Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Larkin Covered Bridge 45-09-10

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.923333,-72.465000

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Carries Larkin Rd (C3013_ over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Covered Through truss
Total Length: 70.9 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Covered bridge over First Branch White River on Larkin Rd (C3013) in Tunbridge
History: Built 1902
Built: 1902

Location: Orange County

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Larkin Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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Larkin Covered Bridge

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Larkin Covered Bridge

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Larkin Covered Bridge

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Larkin Covered Bridge

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Larkin Covered Bridge

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Larkin Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Larkin Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.949296,-72.458664

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Carries Bicknell Hill Rd over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/queenpost
Design Details: Covered Queenpost through truss
Total Length: 88.9 Feet
Span Length: 82.0 Feet

Overview: Covered Queenspost through truss bridge over First Branch White River on Bicknell Hill Rd in Tunbridge
History: Built 1845; Rehabilitated 1969
Built: 1845

Location: Orange County

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Eastern approach

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Eastern portal

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Overhead portal details

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Barrel shot

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Truss web

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Overhead bracing

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Detail of the fitting of the truss system where the upper chord meets a vertical

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

I've come across a few covered bridges in VT that have been branded like this...

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Detail of a tension rod

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Western portal

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Flint Covered Bridge 45-09-11

Details of the ashlar abutments and underside. No stringers here!

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Flint Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Flint Bridge

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Halls Brook Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.048333,-72.086667

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Carries C3095 over Halls Brook
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 38.1 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Halls Brook on C3095 in Newbury
History: Built 1919; rehabilitated 2004
Built: 1919

Location: Orange County

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Union Village Covered Bridge 45-09-05

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.788333,-72.253333

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Carries C2003 over Ompompanoosuc River
Design: beam/stringer/wood
Design Details: Timber stringer
Total Length: 123.0 Feet
Span Length: 98.1 Feet

Overview: Wooden bridge over Ompompanoosuc River on C2003 in Thetford
History: Built 1867; rehabilitated 2002
Built: 1867

Location: Orange County

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Photo taken by Janis Ford in May 2016

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Union Village Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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South Branch Waits River Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.006617,-72.243330

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Carries Bear Notch Road (C3050) over South Branch Waits River
Design: truss/pony
Design Details: Pony truss
Total Length: 56.1 Feet
Span Length: 54.1 Feet

Overview: Lost pony truss bridge over South Branch Waits River on Bear Notch Road (C3050) in Corinth
History: Built 1954; replaced 2009
Built: 1954

Location: Orange County

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Waits River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.988132,-72.130050

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Carries C3027 over Waits River
Design: truss/pony/warren
Design Details: Warren pony truss
Total Length: 108.9 Feet
Span Length: 104.0 Feet

Overview: Pony truss bridge over Waits River on C3027 in Bradford
History: Built 1934; rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1934

Location: Orange County

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Brookfield Floating Bridge (Older)

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.042500,-72.604722

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Carries Route 65 over Sunset Lake
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon
Total Length: 317.9 Feet
Span Length: 310.1 Feet

Overview: Pontoon bridge over Sunset Lake on Route 65 in Brookfield
History: Built 1936; reconstructed 1978; Replaced 2008
Built: 1936

Location: Orange County

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge 45-09-09

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.891667,-72.491389

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Carries Spring Rd (C3002) over First Branch White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Total Length: 71.9 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over First Branch White River on Spring Rd (C3002)
History: Built 2000 (replaced the 1883 bridge that was destroyed in a flood in 1999)
Built: 2000

Location: Orange County

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Mill Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Covered Bridge

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Mill Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Mill Bridge

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Main Street Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.081069,-72.055105

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Carries Main Street US 5 over Boston & Maine RR
Design: arch/deck/stone
Design Details: Stone arch
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Stone arch bridge over Boston & Maine RR on Main Street US 5
History:
Built:

Location: Orange County

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Main Street Bridge

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Main Street Bridge

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Sayres Covered Bridge 45-09-06

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.832170,-72.252710

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Carries Tucker Hill Road over Ompompanoosuc River
Design: truss/through/other
Design Details: Other through truss
Total Length: 127.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Covered through truss bridge over Ompompanoosuc River on Tucker Hill Road
History: Built 1839
Built: 1839

Location: Orange County

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Roaring Waters

Thetford, Vermont, USA The run-off in the falls below the Sayers Covered Bridge was incredible, almost deafening. The bridge itself is an enigma. It's builder and date of construction are unknown. It's built in a style very similar to the rare...

Photo taken May 2011 by Flickr user jcbwalsh

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Sayers Covered Bridge

I like the saying "The best camera is the one you have with you.", but need to add "that has charged batteries". When I got out to shoot on Saturday I found my D300 dead as a doornail. I had my IR D100, but for normal color I...

Photo taken May 2011 by Flickr user jcbwalsh

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THETFORD CENTER COVERED BRIDGE

Photo posted to Wikipedia by user JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD

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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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Photo taken by John Loxton in August 2016

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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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Sayres Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1989

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Sayres Bridge

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.880790,-72.581960

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Carries Kingsbury Road over Second Branch, White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Multiple Kingpost through truss
Total Length: 51.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Multiple Kingpost through truss bridge over Second Branch, White River on Kingsbury Road
History: Built 1904, Rebuilt 2009
Built: 1904

Location: Orange County

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Truss web

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Overhead bracing

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Midspan

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Eastern portal

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Kingsbury Covered Bridge 45-09-02

Overview

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Kingsbury Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Kingsbury Bridge

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.916170,-72.555000

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Carries Hyde Road over Second Branch, White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: "Half High" Multiple Kingpost truss
Total Length: 49.9 Feet
Span Length: 46.9 Feet

Overview: Covered "Half High" Multiple Kingpost truss bridge over Second Branch, White River on Hyde Road
History: Built 1904; Rehabilitated with steel stringers added circa 1955; Rehabilitated 2011
Built: 1904

Location: Orange County

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Gifford Covered Bridge

When I last visited this site in the Summer of 2011, the bridge was undergoing a heavy refurbishment. Tuesday I found this beautiful new version. I big improvement from this - www.flickr.com/photos/jcbwalsh/7050802259 For free interactive maps of...

Photo taken April 2012 by Flickr user jcbwalsh

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Gifford Covered Bridge

Randolph, Vermont, USA Because of it's design, it's believed this bridge was original uncovered, and converted into a covered bridge sometime later. When I first visited in 2011 the bridge was undergoing a massive renovation -...

Photo taken April 2012 by Flickr user jcbwalsh

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Gifford Trusses

These are are trusses of the Gifford Covered Bridge during a major refurbishing in July of 2011.

Photo taken July 2011 by Flickr user jcbwalsh

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Eastern approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Eastern portal

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Detail of the truss

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Detail of the laminated wooden beams that supplement the truss systems strength

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Barrel shot

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Roof system

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Truss system

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Note the metal rods connecting the truss with the floor system

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Western portal

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Western approach

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Gifford Covered Bridge 45-09-03

Overhead bracing

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Gifford Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.928530,-72.554680

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Carries Braley Road over Second Branch, White River
Design: truss/through/multiple-kingpost
Design Details: Covered "Half High" multiple kingspost truss
Total Length: 41.0 Feet
Span Length: 36.1 Feet

Overview: Covered "Half High" Multiple Kingpost truss bridge over Second Branch, White River on Braley Road
History: Built 1904; Covered 1909; Rehabilitated with steel stringers added 1977; Rehabilitated 2008
Built: 1904

Location: Orange County

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

"Half High" multiple kingspost truss

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Barrel shot

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

roof system

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Barrel shot

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Eastern approach

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Detail of the interlocking kingspost truss, with a added steel rod

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

Mounting for the steel rod, clearly a later addition

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Braley Covered Bridge 45-09-04

The truss no longer supports the roadway...

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in August 2015

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Braley Covered Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Photo taken by Richard Doody in 199

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WACR - Waits River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.995192,-72.119150

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Carries Washington County Railroad over Waits River
Design: truss/through/baltimore
Design Details: Baltimore through truss
Total Length: 162.0 Feet
Span Length: 153.4 Feet

Overview: Baltimore through truss bridge over Waits River on Washington County Railroad
History:
Built: 1911

Location: Orange County

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WACR - Wells River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.152344,-72.043920

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Carries Washington County Railroad over Wells River & Railroad Street
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: Deck plate girder
Total Length: 112.0 Feet
Span Length: 63.0 Feet

Overview: Deck plate girder bridge over Wells River & Railroad Street on Washington County Railroad
History: Built 1911, rehabilitated 1984
Built: 1911

Location: Orange County

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WACR - Wells River Bridge

West Approach

Photo taken by Mike Garland in July 2015

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B&M - Wells River Bridge

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Old Farm Road Bridge

Status: Derelict/abandoned

Location: 44.152623,-72.073103

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Carries Abandoned Road over Wells River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 2 span Deck plate girder
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned deck plate girder bridge over Wells River on Abandoned Road
History:
Built:

Location: Orange County

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Old Farm Road Bridge

Southern approach..long since blocked off

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2015

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Old Farm Road Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2015

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Old Farm Road Bridge

An earth deck? It looks like some timbers were placed over the 2 girders, then earth was placed on top of that

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in April 2015

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Old Farm Road Bridge

downstream view

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Jenkins Bridge

Status: Open to pedestrians only

Location: 43.972370,-72.435320

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Carries Private Drive/Pedestrian Trail over Jenkins Brook (First Branch White River)
Design: beam
Design Details: Beam
Total Length: 45.0 Feet
Span Length: 40.0 Feet

Overview: Bridge over Jenkins Brook (First Branch White River) on Private Drive/Pedestrian Trail
History: Built in 2014 by a young Vermont architect, Nick Fabrikant, to give access to the open woods opposite the stream.
Built: 2014

Location: Orange County

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 44.042542,-72.604717

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Carries over Sunset Lake
Design: floating/pontoon
Design Details: Pontoon bridge with timber stringer approach spans
Total Length: 317.9 Feet
Span Length: 310.1 Feet

Overview: Pontoon Bridge over Sunset Lake
History: Built 2015
Built: 2015

Location: Orange County

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

Western approach

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in September 2015

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Western approach

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

Pivot joint for between the timber stringer approach span and the center pontoon span

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Brookfield Floating Bridge (Newest)

State Historical Marker.

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Brookfield Floating Bridge (Newest)

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in September 2015

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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Brookfield Floating Bridge

Photo taken by Richard Doody in 1990

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View from south

Photo taken by Josh Schmid in June 2017

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Chicken Farm Road Bridge

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Location: 44.064250,-72.222719

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Carries Chicken Farm Rd. (C3016) over Tabor Branch Waits River
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 44.0 Feet
Span Length: 41.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Steel stringer bridge over Tabor Branch Waits River on Chicken Farm Rd. (C3016)
History: Built 1912 by Canton Bridge Co; Replaced 2016
Built: 1912

Location: Orange County

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Village Bridge (2nd)

Status: Destroyed by flooding

Location: 43.926805,-72.666172

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Carries Main Street over White River
Design: girder/deck/plate
Design Details: 2 span Deck plate girder
Total Length: 106.0 Feet
Span Length: 74.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Deck plate girder bridge over White River on Main Street
History: Built 1924 by Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.; Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
Built: 1924

Location: Orange County

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Bedell Covered Bridge

Status: Destroyed in windstorm

Location: 44.045330,-72.074256

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Carries Toll House Road over Conneticut River
Design: truss/through/burr
Design Details: Covered 2 span Burr arch-truss
Total Length: 382.0 Feet
Span Length: 191.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conneticut River on Toll House Road
History: Built 1866; Tolls Eliminated 1916; Rehabilitated 1929; Closed 1958; Rehabilitated 1976; Destroyed 1979
Built: 1866

Location: Orange County

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Bedell Covered Bridge

Taken for NRHP Nomination 1975

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Bedell Covered Bridge

Taken for NRHP Nomination 1975

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Bedell Covered Bridge

Taken for NRHP Nomination 1975

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Route 110 - Branch White River Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 43.986028,-72.448133

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Carries Vt Route 110 over 1st Branch White R.
Design: beam/stringer/steel
Design Details: Steel stringer
Total Length: 84.0 Feet
Span Length: 81.0 Feet

Overview: Steel stringer bridge over 1st Branch White R. on Vt Route 110
History: Built 1936
Built: 1936

Location: Orange 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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