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Battell Bridge

Addison County, Vermont

Photos 

Photo taken by Doug Kerr

BH Photo #178035

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over Otter Creek on VT 30 in Middlebury
Location
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1893
Builder
- Charles Hilton (design)
Design
3 span Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 142.1 ft.
Deck width: 36.7 ft.
Also called
Main street bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.01333, -73.16833   (decimal degrees)
44°00'48" N, 73°10'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/646820/4874984 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Middlebury
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
16,400
Inventory number
BH 33929 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 57.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (7,630)
Addison County, Vermont (35)
Arch (12,172)
Built 1893 (215)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Charles Hilton (3)
Deck arch (11,409)
Have street view (27,072)
 Middlebury, Vermont (8)
Open (39,984)
Owned by township (2,741)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,711)
Stone arch (3,077)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,938)
Vermont (628)

Update Log 

  • July 6, 2018: New photo from David Shedlock
  • April 26, 2016: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • September 21, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • September 9, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
  • September 19, 2010: New photos from Doug Kerr

Sources 

  • Doug Kerr
  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • David Shedlock
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Battell Bridge
Posted April 26, 2016, by Michael Quiet (MQuiet [at] Gmail [dot] com)

A very interesting read on the history and construction of this bridge, as there was quite a bit of politics that went into building a stone bridge at this era. Also interesting to know that there could have been a Pittsburgh Bridge Co. bridge here had the contract not been overturned!

http://henrysheldonmuseum.org/battell-bridge/