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Fort Hill Road Bridge

Lamoille County, Vermont

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Fort Hill Road Bridge

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Photo taken by Michael Quiet

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BH Photo #295249

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Overview
Warren pony truss bridge over Wild Branch Lamoille River on C2002 in Wolcott
Location
Wolcott, Lamoille County, Vermont
Status
Closed to all traffic
History
Built 1928 by Palmer Steel Co.; Closed 2007
Builder
- Palmer Steel Co. of Springfield, Massachusetts/Holyoke, Massachusetts
Design
Warren pony truss with all verticals
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 89.9 ft.
Total length: 94.2 ft.
Deck width: 21.7 ft.
Also called
Wild Branch Lamoille River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.56362, -72.48754   (decimal degrees)
44°33'49" N, 72°29'15" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/699518/4937546 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Wolcott
Average daily traffic (as of 2007)
350
Inventory number
BH 33984 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of September 2009)
Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 15.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Built 1928 (1,247)
Built during 1920s (10,435)
Bypassed (190)
Closed (2,796)
Lamoille County, Vermont (44)
Lamoille River (24)
Owned by township (3,630)
Painted green (180)
Palmer Steel Co. (9)
Pony truss (17,547)
 Riveted (2,775)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,800)
Structurally deficient (12,515)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,070)
Truss (38,302)
Vermont (760)
Warren pony truss (3,629)
Warren pony truss with all verticals (501)
Warren truss (7,180)
Wolcott, Vermont (5)

Update Log 

  • September 23, 2014: Updated by Michael Quiet: Added bridge name, design, and builders. Corrected location

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com

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