county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
45-10 ORLEANS
Irasburg
The Orne or Lord's Creek Bridge
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North-east of Irasburg off VT 58.
Over the Black River.
The Orne or Lord's Creek Bridge.
About half a mile east of Irasburg on VT 58 then left 0.7 mile to the bridge on the west side of Covered Bridge Road.
1 span 50' or 15.2m
Built around 1880.
Paddleford truss.
Photos Robert W. Folk.
Coventry
The Coventry or Lower Bridge
Photo of the newly finished span by David Guay, and above by Robert W Folk, a great view of the Paddleford trussing system
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At the south west edge of the village Coventry, off US 5.
Over the Black River.
The Coventry or Lower Bridge.
Just off US 5/VT 14 in the village of Coventry then left on Metcalf Road 0.6 mile to the bridge.
1 span 87' or 26.5m
Built in 1881, destroyed by arson and rebuilt in 1999/2000.
Paddleford truss.