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VTR - Ferrisburgh Bridge

Addison County, Vermont

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VTR - Ferrisburgh Bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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BH Photo #308364

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Overview
Deck plate girder bridge over Little Otter Creek on Vermont Railway
Location
North Ferrisburgh, Addison County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1903 by American Bridge Co.
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Rutland Railroad (RUT)
- Vermont Railway (VTR)
Design
3 Span Deck plate girder (with a primary river span and 2 tiny approach spans)
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 111.0 ft.
Total length: 145.3 ft.
Also called
Vermont Railway Bridge No. 249
Rutland Railway Bridge No. 249
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.20457, -73.25217   (decimal degrees)
44°12'16" N, 73°15'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/639648/4896079 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Vergennes West
Inventory number
BH 64112 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Addison County, Vermont (35)
American Bridge Co. (1,454)
Built 1903 (558)
Built during 1900s (7,040)
Deck girder (5,548)
Girder (9,819)
Have street view (26,234)
North Ferrisburgh, Vermont (2)
Open (39,188)
 Owned by railroad (11,955)
Plate girder (7,597)
Railroad (15,080)
Rutland Railroad (41)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,329)
Total length 125-175 feet (5,823)
Vermont (584)
Vermont Railway (25)

Update Log 

  • August 17, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • January 26, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • December 24, 2014: Updated by Ian Martin: Added build year and span lengths
  • November 16, 2014: New Street View added by Michael Quiet

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ian Martin
  • VTrans - Bridge Inspection Photos (06/2014)
  • VTrans - Original Construction Plans

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