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RUT - Lake Champlain Swing Bridge #1

Grand Isle County, Vermont

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RUT - Lake Champlain Swing Bridge #1

looking south towards the old abutment. From the looks of it the northern abutment was where the bridge pivoted from

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in July 2014

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BH Photo #286870

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Overview
Lost lattice through truss bridge over Lake Champlain on Rutland Railroad
Location
Grand Isle County, Vermont
Status
Removed
History
Built 1906 by the American Bridge Co.; Demolished 1965
Builders
- American Bridge Co. of New York
- Charles F. Stowell
Railroad
- Rutland Railroad (RUT)
Design
Quadrangular lattice through truss
Also called
Rutland Railroad Bridge No. 270
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.59157, -73.31271   (decimal degrees)
44°35'30" N, 73°18'46" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/633925/4938964 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Colchester Point
Inventory number
BH 61028 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,508)
Built 1906 (622)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Charles F. Stowell (3)
Grand Isle County, Vermont (15)
Have street view (26,949)
Lattice through truss (554)
Lattice truss (586)
Lost (24,747)
Lost 1965 (78)
 Lost during 1960s (743)
Movable (2,974)
Quadrangular lattice through truss (181)
Railroad (15,426)
Rutland Railroad (48)
Swing (1,455)
Through truss (15,074)
Truss (32,798)
Vermont (615)

Update Log 

  • June 23, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • November 27, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • January 13, 2015: Updated by Ian Martin: Corrected design and added builder & build year
  • July 2, 2014: New photo from Michael Quiet
  • May 21, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

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