3 Mile Bridge Road Bridge

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Winooski River Bridge

Looking from the western side of the bridge

Photo taken by Michael Quiet in March 2014

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Description

Bridge originally had a 70ft Parker pony truss approach span on the eastern side. This was removed and replaced with earth fill during the 1991 rehabilitation. The approach span is now located at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

Facts

Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Winooski River on 3 Mile Bridge Road
Location: Washington County, Vermont
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1928 by the Palmer Steel Co; Rehabilitated and approach span removed 1991
Builder: - Palmer Steel Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts/Holyoke, Massachusetts
Design: Parker through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 179.1 ft.
Total length: 184.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.7 ft.
Also called: Winooski River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.26566, -72.62901 (decimal degrees)
44°15'56" N, 72°37'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/689243/4904114 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Middlesex
Inventory number: BH 60799 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/2014): Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 56.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 666

Update Log

October 1, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
May 18, 2014: New photo from Michael Quiet
April 29, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added categories "One-lane traffic", "Riveted"

Related Bridges

Horse Farm Bridge (Parts reused in) - The approach span was removed from this bridge

Sources

Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com