Rating:
No votes cast

Brookfield Floating Bridge

Orange County, Vermont

Photos 

Brookfield Floating Bridge (Newest)

Overview

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in September 2015

Enlarge

BH Photo #337341

Map 

Description 

Built in 2015 to replace the circa 1978 pontoon bridge, this is the 8th distinct floating bridge that has existed at this site since 1820.

Facts 

Overview
Pontoon Bridge over Sunset Lake
Location
Brookfield, Orange County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 2015
Builder
- Miller Construction, Inc
Design
Pontoon bridge with timber stringer approach spans
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 310.1 ft.
Total length: 317.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.04254, -72.60472   (decimal degrees)
44°02'33" N, 72°36'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/691904/4879387 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brookfield
Inventory number
BH 69099 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (15,712)
Brookfield, Vermont (2)
Built 2015 (42)
Built during 2010s (433)
Floating (36)
Miller Construction, Inc (1)
Modern (2,437)
Open (39,882)
 Orange County, Vermont (33)
Owned by state (15,982)
Pontoon (37)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Structurally deficient (14,204)
Timber stringer (4,015)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,224)
Vermont (615)

Update Log 

  • January 23, 2021: New photo from Josh Schmid
  • April 4, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • September 9, 2015: Added by Michael Quiet

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Richard Doody
  • Josh Schmid

Comments 

Post a comment here