Fairfax Covered Bridge 45-06-02

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Fairfax Covered Bridge

Photo taken by John Borthwick

BH Photo #188526

Overview: Covered Town lattice through truss bridge over Mill Brook on Maple St (C3035) in Fairfax
Location: Fairfax, Franklin County, Vermont
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1865; Washed off abutments & restored 1927; rehabilitated 1975, 1990 & 2002
Builders: - Jan Lewandoski (1990 & 2002 rehabilitation)
- Kingsbury & Stone (original builder)
Design: Covered Town lattice through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 44.9 ft.
Total length: 57.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 7.2 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 5, 1974
Also called: Maple Street Bridge
Mill Brook Bridge
Village Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.66361, -73.01056 (decimal degrees)
44°39'49" N, 73°00'38" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/657713/4947507 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Milton
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 600
Inventory numbers: NRHP 74000215 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 45-06-02 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 33958 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

April 4, 2018: New photo from Richard Doody
March 16, 2016: New photos from Michael Quiet
March 1, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is called the Fairfax Covered Bridge, added NRHP info, updated GPS data