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Overview: Wooden arch bridge over Mill Brook on C3037 in West Windsor
Location: Windsor County, Vermont
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1890
Design: Through arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 32.2 ft.
Total length: 37.1 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +43.46167, -72.48833 (decimal degrees)
43°27'42" N, 72°29'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/703186/4815148 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Windsor
Inventory number: BH 34086 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2011): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 29.2 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 50

Mill Brook Bridge

Posted April 1, 2010, by Nathan Holth (form3 [at] historicbridges [dot] org)

Christian,

The bridge you and the article are pointing to is this bridge in Connecticut: http://www.bridgehunter.com/ct/new-london/bh44676/ and by the way, those news articles about the bridge have been misleading. Its the oldest stone bridge in Connecticut, but not the USA. Choate Bridge http://www.historicbridges.org/massachusetts/choate/ and Frankford Avenue Bridge both have it beat: http://bridgehunter.com/pa/philadelphia/frankford-avenue/

Mill Brook Bridge

Posted April 1, 2010, by Christian (trooperboots [at] hotmail [dot] com)

This bridge was washed away by flooding. It was the oldest known free-standing stone bridge in America. Here is the article...