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Halpin Covered Bridge 45-01-03
Photos
Halpin Bridge
Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com
BH Photo #188667
Description
Sitting on the town line between Middlebury and Weybridge the bridge was restored in 1994 by Jan Lewandoski. The bridge sits 41 feet above the river bed. An 1824 construction date is often cited, but not likely.
Facts
- Overview
- Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Muddy Branch of the New Haven River
- Location
- Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1840; Rehabilitated 1994
- Builder
- - Jan Lewandoski (1994 rehabilitation)
- Design
- Town lattice truss
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 66.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1974
- Also called
- High Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.05000, -73.14083 (decimal degrees)
44°02'60" N, 73°08'27" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/648932/4879106 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Middlebury
- Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
- 10
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 74000199 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 47125 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
- Inspection report (as of August 2018)
- Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 31.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- January 23, 2023: Updated by Chester Gehman: Changed build date to 1840; 1824 not likely.
- April 4, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- July 23, 2017: New photos from Michael Quiet
- November 27, 2010: Added by John Borthwick securevermont.com
Sources
- John Borthwick
- Wikipedia
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
- Richard Doody
- Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Description says between Middlebury and Weybridge, incorrect it's Middlebury and New Haven.