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Rouses Point Bridge
Photo
The Rouses Point Bridge across Lake Champlain. Connects New York state with all New England.
Boston Public Library
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
BH Photo #317505
Description
On March 30, 1935, Vermont and New York authorized the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission to construct a bridge between Rouses Point, New York and Alburgh, Vermont. Much of the work would be financed by the WPA, or Works Progress Administration. The states and local communities were thrilled, so were local business and families.The construction contracts were awarded to one Thomas F. Cunningham of Ticonderoga and the Andrew Weston Company of Rouses Point. Weston purchased Fort Montgomery and the adjoining lands of the Military Reservation. He would use an old fort to build a new bridge. Thanks to the Clinton County Historical Association and Museum we have reproduced fascinating images of the fort being demolished.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Through truss bridge over Lake Champlain on US Route 2
- Location
- Rouses Point, Grand Isle County, Vermont, and Clinton County, New York
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- History
- Built during 1930s; Replaced 1987
- Builders
- - Andrew Weston Co. of Rouses Point, New York
- Thomas F. Cunningham of Ticonderoga, New York
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.99903, -73.34906 (decimal degrees)
44°59'56" N, 73°20'57" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/630121/4984167 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Rouses Point
- Inventory number
- BH 66374 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- historiclakes.org - -Part V- The Destruction of Fort Montgomery
© Copyright 2002-18, James Baughn and contributors.
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/vt/grand-isle/rouses-point/
This page's URL is http://bridgehunter.com/vt/grand-isle/rouses-point/
This bridge was torn down and a new one opened in 1987.