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E. & T. Fairbanks & Company Two-Story Covered Bridge
Description
This wooden lattice truss bridge with auxiliary arches was originally built in about 1876, but the second story added at a later date. The bridge, which spans Sleepers River, connects factory buildings on either side of the river, and was an integral part of the factory complex. Three gothic windows with pointed arches were located on each side of the enclosing walls. It is a rare example of a two story covered bridge.
-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Two-Story Covered Town lattice truss with arches bridge over Sleepers River on Factory crossing
- Location
- St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont
- Status
- Destroyed by Fire
- History
- Built c. 1876; Destroyed by fire 1972
- Builder
- - Lambert Packard
- Design
- Two-story Town lattice through truss with arch
- Dimensions
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Total length: 60.6 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.41509, -72.02683 (decimal degrees)
44°24'54" N, 72°01'37" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/736705/4922277 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Saint Johnsbury
- Inventory number
- BH 60640 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 15, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Corrected loss date & reason
- April 10, 2014: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER VT-1-A - E. & T. Fairbanks & Company, Two-Story Covered Bridge, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, VT
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com