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East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge
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Shoreham Bridge
Photo taken by John Borthwick securevermont.com
BH Photo #188672
Description
The bridge was last used for rail traffic in 1951. The railroad tracks have been removed and replaced with a plank walkway. The bridge was renovated in 1983 with new siding and a new roof. The bridge is owned by the State of Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Facts
- Overview
- Covered Howe through truss bridge over Lemon Fair River on pedestrian path
- Location
- Shoreham, Addison County, Vermont
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1897; Abandoned 1951; Rehabilitated 1983; Rehabilitated 2007
- Builder
- - Blow & Cote Inc. of Morrisville, Vermont (2007 rehabilitation)
- Railroad
- - Rutland Railroad (RUT)
- Design
- Howe truss bridge
- Dimensions
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Total length: 108.0 ft.
- Recognition
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Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1974
- Also called
- Rutland Railroad Bridge
RUT - East Shoreham Covered Bridge
45-01-05
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +43.85925, -73.25578 (decimal degrees)
43°51'33" N, 73°15'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/640172/4857718 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Orwell
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 74000198 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 45-01-05 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 47127 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 24, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- December 3, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- April 6, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
- May 1, 2017: New photos from Michael Quiet
- August 26, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
- April 25, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added Builder & pictures
- November 27, 2010: Added by John Borthwick securevermont.com
Sources
- John Borthwick
- Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
- John Loxton
- Richard Doody
- Geoff Hubbs