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VTR - Otter Creek Bridge (Leicester)

Addison County, Vermont

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VTR - Otter Creek Bridge (Leicester)

View from downstream

Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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BH Photo #314579

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Overview
Lattice through truss bridge over Otter Creek on Vermont Railway
Location
Leicester, Addison County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1896 by Edge Moor Bridge Works; rehabilitated 2011
Builder
- Edge Moor Bridge Works of Wilmington, Delaware
Railroads
- Rutland Railroad (RUT)
- Vermont Railway (VTR)
Design
Triple-intersection lattice through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 155.0 ft.
Total length: 159.0 ft.
Also called
Vermont Railway Bridge No. 229
Rutland Railway Bridge No. 229
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.86956, -73.15693   (decimal degrees)
43°52'10" N, 73°09'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/648090/4859036 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sudbury
Inventory number
BH 64669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,382)
Addison County, Vermont (35)
Built 1896 (289)
Built during 1890s (3,193)
Edge Moor Bridge Works (80)
Lattice through truss (636)
Lattice truss (670)
Leicester, Vermont (3)
Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,501)
 Railroad (16,459)
Rutland Railroad (50)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,419)
Through truss (16,792)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,186)
Triple-intersection lattice through truss (36)
Truss (35,469)
Vermont (681)
Vermont Railway (27)

Update Log 

  • June 22, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • January 26, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
  • December 13, 2014: Added by Ian Martin

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