county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
11 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
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Chelsea
The Moxley or Guy Bridge
45-09-01
South of Chelsea on Moxley Road.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Moxley or Guy Bridge.
2.5 miles south of Chelsea on VT 110 then left on Moxley Road 0.2 mile to the bridge.
1 span 59' or 18m
Built in 1883 by Arthur Adams.
Queen truss.
East-Bethel
The Kingsbury or Hyde Bridge
45-09-02
North of East-Bethel off VT 14.
Over the Second Branch of the White River.
The Kingsbury or Hyde Bridge
0.5 mile north of East-Bethel on VT 14 to Kingbury Road and just left to the Bridge.
1 span 53' or 16.1m
Built in 1904, totally renovated in 2009.
Multiple King Post truss.
Photos before by Bernard Weddleton,
and after by Joe Nelson.
East-Randolph
The Gifford or C. K. Smith Bridge
45-09-03
South of East Randolph off VT 14.
Over the Second Branch of the White River.
The Gifford or C. K Smith Bridge.
1.7 miles south jct VT 66 at East Randolph on VT 14 then left 0.1 on Hyde Hill Road.
1 span 53' or 16.1m
Built in 1904, fully restored in 2011.
Multiple King Post truss.
Photo Wikipedia.
The Upper Blaisdell, Johnson or Braley Bridge
45-09-04
South of East Randolph off VT 14.
Over the Second Branch of the White River.
The Upper Blaisdell, Johnson or Braley Bridge.
0.8 mile south of jct VT 66 at East Randolph on VT 14 to Blaisdell Road then right 0.1 mile to the bridge.
1 span 48' or 14.6m
Built around 1904.
Multiple King Post truss.
Photos Galen Frysinger.
Pompanoosuc
The Union Village Bridge
45-09-05
At Pompanoosuc on Academy Road.
Over the Ompompanoosuc River.
The Union Village Bridge.
2.4 miles northwest of junction of US5 on VT132, then 0.5 miles right and just right on Academy Rd.
1 span 111' or 33.8m
Built in 1867.
Multiple King truss variation with arch.
Thetford-Center
The Sayres Bridge
45-09-06
At the western edge of Thetford Center.
Over the Ompompanoosuc River.
The Sayres Bridge.
2.2 miles NW of jct I-91 on VT 113 then left on Tucker Hill Road 0.3 mile to the bridge.
1 span 134' or 40.8m
Built in 1839.
Haupt truss variant with arch, very rare!!!
Photos by Galen Frysinger.
Tunbridge
The Howe Bridge
45-09-07
North of South Tunbridge off VT 110.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Howe Bridge
About 1 mile north of South Tunbridge on VT 110 then just right at Belknap Hill Road to the bridge
1 span 73' or 22.4m
Built in 1879 by Ira Mudget, Edward Wells
and Chauncey Tenney.
Multiple King Post truss.
The Cilley or Lower Bridge
45-09-08
South-west of Tunbridge, on Howe Lane.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Cilley or Lower Bridge.
0.8 mile SW of Tunbridge on VT 110 then right on Howe Lane 0.2 mile to the bridge.
1 span 66' or 20.1m
Built in 1883 par Arthur Adams.
Multiple King Post truss.
Photo Galen Frysinger.
The Mill or Hayward & Noble Bridge
45-09-09
At Tunbridge on Howe Lane.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Mill or Hayward & Noble Bridge.
0.1 west of VT 110 at Tunbridge village center on Howe Lane.
1 span 76' or 23.1m
Built around 1883 by Arthur Adams, destroyed by an ice jam in 1999, rebuilt in 2000.
Multiple King Post truss.
Photos by Galen Frysinger.
North-Tunbridge
The Larkin Bridge
45-09-10
North-east of North-Tunbridge off VT110.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Larkin Bridge.
Just north of North-Tunbridge on VT 110 then right on Larkin Road 0.1 mile.
1 span 71' or 21.6m
Built around 1902.
Multiple King Post truss.
The Flint Bridge
45-09-11
South of Chelsea in Tunbridge Twp off VT110.
Over the First Branch of the White River.
The Flint Bridge.
3.2 miles south of Chelsea on VT 110 then left 0.7 mile on Bicknell Hill Road.
1 span 92' or 28m
Built in 1845.
Queen truss.