SHOREHAM
COVERED RAILROAD
BRIDGE - 1897
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A 108 foot bridge built
for the Rutland Railroad spans the Lemon Fair River
using Howe Truss timbers.
3 miles off Route 22-A - Shoreham |
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SCOTT
COVERED BRIDGE
- 1870
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Built in three sections,
the Scott bridge spans a total of 276 feet across the
West River and uses two different truss systems.
Route 30 - Townshend |
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HAMMOND
COVERED BRIDGE
- 1843
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This 139 foot bridge
floated a mile and a half down Otter Creek during the
famous flood of 1927. The undamaged bridge was towed
back to its site on a barge of empty barrels.
Off Route 7, road to Florence - Pittsford |
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FISHER
COVERED RAILROAD
BRIDGE - 1908
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A 103 foot railway bridge
across the Lamoille River sports a full-length cupola—making
it one of the most unusual covered bridges in the nation.
The cupola served to vent smoke and steam from passing
locomotives.
VT Route 15 — Wolcott |
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BALTIMORE
COVERED BRIDGE
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A town lattice Truss
Bridge with arched portals is 37 feet long and originally
located in North Springfield and built in 1870. It was
moved to its present location near the Eureka Schoolhouse
in 1970 by Milton Graton.
Rt 11 — east of the Village of Springfield |
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