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Cedar Swamp Bridge 45-01-01x
Photos
Cedar Swamp Bridge
Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com
BH Photo #188578
Facts
- Overview
- Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Otter Creek on C2001 in Salisbury
- Location
- Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont
- Status
- Destroyed by fire 2016
- History
- Built 1865, pier added 1969, rehabilitated 1992, 2008; Destroyed by fire 2016
- Builders
- - Alpine Construction (2008 rehabilitation)
- Jan Lewandoski (1992 rehabilitation)
- Design
- Town lattice bridge with two spans of 77 feet each
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 77.0 ft.
Total length: 154.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.7 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1974
- Also called
- Station Bridge
Salisbury Bridge
Creek Road Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.91808, -73.17400 (decimal degrees)
43°55'05" N, 73°10'26" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/646600/4864395 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cornwall
- Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 700
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 74000386 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33928 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of August 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- March 6, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- April 4, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- November 18, 2016: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Remains dismantled Nov. 2016
- September 10, 2016: Updated by Michael Quiet: Updated to reflect current status
- August 26, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
- June 22, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
- May 3, 2014: New photos from Michael Quiet
Sources
- John Borthwick
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Loxton
- Alexander D. Mitchell IV
- Richard Doody
- Geoff Hubbs
Torched:
http://www.wcax.com/story/33064788/covered-bridge-on-fire-in...
No confirmation yet, but seems likely this will be arson. Having documented this bridge it is sickening to see it reduced to a smoldering heap.