Cedar Swamp Bridge 45-01-01x

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Cedar Swamp Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com

BH Photo #188578

Destroyed by fire on September 10, 2016. Cause unknown.

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: 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: 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

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

Cedar Swamp Bridge 45-01-01

Posted September 10, 2016, by Michael Quiet (mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com)

Torched:

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.