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Frost Trail Bridge

Bennington County, Vermont

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Frost Trail Bridge medium range

The foot bridge is well above the high water mark over Paran Creek.

Photo taken by Bob Howe in September 2011

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BH Photo #272180

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Description 

This bridge is on a trail connecting the Robert Frost Museum with Lake Paran in North Bennington. It serves as a foot bridge going over the Paran creek and is located at the midpoint on the one mile trail.

Facts 

Overview
Steel stringer bridge over Paran Creek on Frost Trail
Location
Bennington County, Vermont
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 2011
Builder
- Fund for North Bennington
Design
Steel stringer
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 40.0 ft.
Total length: 50.0 ft.
Deck width: 4.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 6.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.00368, -73.19551   (decimal degrees)
43°00'13" N, 73°11'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/647074/4762802 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Arlington
Elevation
661 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 59058 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (17,381)
Bennington County, Vermont (39)
Built 2011 (77)
Built during 2010s (493)
Covered (3,342)
Fund for North Bennington (1)
Modern (2,507)
 Open to pedestrians (4,698)
Owned privately (2,024)
Span length 25-50 feet (16,487)
Steel stringer (6,924)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,885)
Vermont (760)

Update Log 

  • December 23, 2013: Added by Bob Howe

Sources 

  • Bob Howe

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