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Henry Covered Bridge 45-02-02 #2

Bennington County, Vermont

Photos 

Photo taken by Brian McKee in May 2010

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BH Photo #168871

Map 

Description 

The bridge was named for the Henry family. Rebuilt as a replica in 1989 by Blow & Cote, Inc. the bridge survived a July 2003 arson attempt when gasoline was poured on the decking and ignited.

Facts 

Overview
Covered Town Lattice bridge over Walloomsac River on C3008 in Bennington
Location
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1840; rebuilt 1990
Builder
- Blow & Cote Inc. of Morrisville, Vermont (1990 reconstruction)
Design
Town lattice truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.9 ft.
Total length: 121.1 ft.
Deck width: 14.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.6 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Burt Henry Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.91239, -73.25460   (decimal degrees)
42°54'45" N, 73°15'17" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/642468/4752563 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hoosick Falls
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
1,000
Inventory numbers
NRHP 73000187 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGN: 45-02-02
BH 33936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 30.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bennington County, Vermont (31)
Bennington, Vermont (9)
Blow & Cote Inc. (8)
Built 1990 (93)
Built during 1990s (780)
Covered (1,893)
Functionally obsolete (5,829)
Lattice through truss (632)
Lattice truss (666)
Modern (2,672)
NR-listed (3,014)
 One-lane traffic (7,830)
Open (40,955)
Owned by township (3,276)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,552)
Through truss (16,704)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,360)
Town lattice truss (306)
Truss (35,370)
Vermont (681)
Wooden deck (6,160)

Update Log 

  • August 18, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 13, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • August 27, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
  • December 1, 2010: Updated by John Borthwick securevermont.com: updated truss design info and misc info

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Brian McKee - bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • John Borthwick
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
  • John Loxton
  • Richard Doody
  • Geoff Hubbs

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