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Lake Champlain Drawbridge (Temporary)

Grand Isle County, Vermont

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Photo taken by Vermont Agency of Transportation

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View this photo at nhgi.vtransprojects.vermont.gov

BH Photo #456235

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Overview
Temporary bascule bridge over Lake Champlain on US 2
Location
North Hero, Grand Isle County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Constructed as a temporary bridge and demolished upon completion of new fixed bridge
Builder
- Vermont Agency Of Transportation
Design
Bailey pony truss single-leaf bascule
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.76610, -73.28995   (decimal degrees)
44°45'58" N, 73°17'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/635325/4958389 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 86700 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Acrow Pony Truss (14)
Bailey pony truss (5)
Bailey truss (175)
Bascule (1,049)
Built 1953 (323)
Built during 1950s (3,806)
Grand Isle County, Vermont (15)
Have street view (26,492)
Lost (24,080)
Lost 2019 (122)
Lost during 2010s (3,127)
 Movable (2,914)
Navigable waterway (2,133)
North Hero, Vermont (1)
One-lane traffic (7,565)
Owned by state (15,754)
Pony truss (16,068)
Replaced by new bridge (16,071)
Truss (32,426)
US 2 (43)
Vermont (596)
Vermont Agency Of Transportation (1)

Update Log 

  • October 16, 2020: New Street View added by Doug Klingerman
  • August 18, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix map marker, which was on the wrong bridge along US 2
  • April 14, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Bridge is gone
  • September 16, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler

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