Main Street Bridge (1882)

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Main Street Bridge (Old)

looking south c1905

Photo from old postcard

BH Photo #512012

Overview: Lost Lenticular through truss bridge over Missisquoi River on Main Street
Location: Richford, Franklin County, Vermont
Status: Destroyed by the Great Flood of 1927
History: Built 1882 by Corrugated Metal Co.; Lost during the Great Flood of 1927
Builder: - Corrugated Metal Co. of East Berlin, Connecticut [also known as Berlin Iron Bridge Co.]
Design: Wrought iron pin-connected Lenticular through truss with double-paired eyebar lower chord.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 125.0 ft.
Total length: 128.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +44.99679, -72.67201 (decimal degrees)
44°59'48" N, 72°40'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/683491/4985230 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Richford
Inventory number: BH 75010 (Bridgehunter.com ID)