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RUT - Lake Champlain Drawbridge (Addison Branch)

Addison County, Vermont, and Essex County, New York

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Overview
Lost Pontoon swing bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
Location
Addison County, Vermont, and Essex County, New York
Status
No longer exists
History
Built 1871; Pontoon span rebuilt 1888 & 1902; Closed 1920; Abandoned 1923; Removed 1929
Builders
- Alfred Richard of Ogdensburg, New York (Builder of 1902 pontoon span)
- C.J. Parker (design of 1902 pontoon span, Rutland Railroad Cheif Engineer)
- Hawkins, Herthel & Burrell of Springfield, Massachusetts (Builders)
- L.E. Roys (Original Design, Rutland Railroad)
Railroad
- Rutland Railroad (RUT)
Design
Pontoon swing span with timber pile approachs
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 300.0 ft.
Total length: 1,830.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.84846, -73.37350   (decimal degrees)
43°50'54" N, 73°22'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/630735/4856327 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Orwell
Inventory number
BH 79706 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,567)
Addison County, Vermont (35)
Alfred Richard (1)
Beam (15,716)
Built 1871 (117)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
C.J. Parker (1)
Essex County, New York (72)
Floating (36)
Hawkins, Herthel & Burrell (1)
L.E. Roys (1)
Lost (24,733)
 Lost 1929 (57)
Lost during 1920s (477)
Movable (2,970)
New York (4,402)
Pontoon (37)
Rutland Railroad (48)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
State line crossing (847)
Swing (1,453)
Timber stringer (4,018)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Vermont (615)

Update Log 

  • December 12, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

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