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East Fairfield Covered

Franklin County, Vermont
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East Fairfield Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick in October 2010

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Description 

Built around 1865 Queenpost truss bridge crosses the Black Creek. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1987 and reopened to traffic in July 2010 after extensive renovation.

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Black Creek on C3049 in Fairfield
Location
East Fairfield, Franklin County, Vermont
Status
renovated and reopened to traffic July 2010
History
Built 1865; rehabilitated 1967 renovated 2010
Design
queenpost truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 59.1 ft.
Total length: 69.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 8.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974
Also called
Black Creek Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.78667, -72.86333   (decimal degrees)
44°47'12" N, 72°51'48" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/669026/4961473 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Bakersfield
Inventory numbers
NRHP 74000214 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGN: 45-06-03
BH 33954 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2010)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 25.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
130

Categories 

19th Century (3,821)
Built 1865 (21)
Built during 1860s (217)
Covered (925)
East Fairfield, Vermont (1)
Franklin County, Vermont (20)
NR-listed (2,354)
One-lane traffic (7,112)
Open (28,310)
Owned by township (1,813)
 Preserved (652)
Queenpost truss (157)
Span length 50-75 feet (6,996)
Structurally deficient (16,677)
Sufficiency rating zero (308)
Through truss (9,206)
Total length 50-75 feet (6,896)
Truss (23,569)
Vermont (265)
Wooden deck (5,398)

Update Log 

  • December 1, 2010: Updated by John Borthwick securevermont.com: added truss design, WGN, description
  • November 26, 2010: Updated by John Borthwick: bridge reopened after extensive renovation
  • March 1, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is called the East Fairfield Covered Bridge; added NRHP info

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