Bridgewater Corners Bridge
Photos
Closed VT 100A Ottauquechee River Bridge
Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009
BH Photo #147779
Facts
- Overview
- Pratt through truss bridge over Ottauquechee River on VT 100A ALT in Bridgewater
- Location
- Windsor County, Vermont
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built 1928; rehabilitated 1975; Replaced by similar bridge 2011
- Builder
- - American Bridge Co. of New York
- Design
- Pratt through truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 110.9 ft.
Total length: 112.9 ft.
Deck width: 21.3 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
- Recognition
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 29, 1992
- Also called
- Ottauquechee River Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.58681, -72.65684 (decimal degrees)
43°35'13" N, 72°39'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/689162/4828649 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Plymouth
- Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
- 730
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 92001525 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 34097 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of June 2017)
- Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 89.3 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- June 17, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Updated status per forum post
- September 9, 2011: New Street View added by J.P.
- October 17, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge has been closed to traffic
Related Bridges
- Bridgewater Corners Bridge (New) (Successor)
Comments
Not quite, the Checkered House bridge retained as much of the original material as possible during its rehabilitation & widening. The original overhead bracing is still there, with the added material quite distinct (which I appreciate, despite its uneven appearance, as you can still see where the original truss line was). Rivets are still plentiful as well, with only necessary replacements being done. Overall there is enough material to still justify the '29 build date.
I didn't see anything like that on this bridge to hint at its past.
Did this one get the same treatment as the Checkered House Bridge?
I'm hoping to get some input from my peers on how exactly to classify this bridge, as its been making my head hurt. Most likely me just overthinking it...but I like good bridge data :P
This bridge was completely rebuilt in 2011, and its hard to tell how much (if any) is original. The bridge is significantly wider then it used to be (add almost 10 feet to the width), and I couldn't find a single rivet on the entire structure...everything was bolts. The style of the bridge was retained/replicated, with the rebuilt overhead bracing still being built up members (again with bolts though) and the truss web still being the same style.
And thus my quandary: keep it as a single entry and go with "completely rebuilt 2011", or list the old one as "lost" and set up a new entry for this bridge. NBI lists the build date as 2011, reflecting that this is pretty much a new bridge that just looks like the old one.
Thoughts either way?
Din't think it'd get updated so fast. Wow. Thanks Luke.
August 2012: the street view car goes over the bridge. LEGALLY. Need I say more?
Street view, august 2012: it's back in business! Open to traffic!
thought how is a bailey truss better for traffic in this situation?
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/vt/windsor/200149001414052/
Looks like demolition and replacement to me. Vermont probably thought the covered bridge preservation approach (replace everything and keep calling it historic) was OK with this metal truss bridge as well. Its not. I agree with the observation about Checkered House... that one remains historic.