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Tenny Bridge

Lamoille County, Vermont

Photo 

Tenny Bridge

NRHP Nomination form, 1985

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Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15A in Morristown
Location
Lamoille County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a temporary bridge
History
Built 1928 by Berlin Construction Co.; replaced 2007
Builders
- Berlin Construction Co. of Berlin, Connecticut (Fabrication)
- J.E. Cashman Inc. of Burlington, Vermont (Contractors)
Design
Pratt through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 110.9 ft.
Total length: 115.2 ft.
Deck width: 21.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.8 ft.
Also called
Lamoille River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.56416, -72.56619   (decimal degrees)
44°33'51" N, 72°33'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/693271/4937417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Morrisville
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
3,200
Inventory number
BH 33982 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2018)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 82.6 (out of 100)
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Categories 

Berlin Construction Co. (48)
Built 1928 (1,247)
Built during 1920s (10,435)
Formerly NR-listed (152)
J.E. Cashman Inc. (6)
Lamoille County, Vermont (44)
Lamoille River (24)
Lost (31,787)
Lost 2007 (358)
Lost during 2000s (4,474)
Owned by state (16,770)
 Painted green (180)
Pratt through truss (6,413)
Pratt truss (10,843)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Riveted (2,775)
Span length 100-125 feet (4,675)
Structurally deficient (12,516)
Through truss (19,024)
Total length 100-125 feet (5,628)
Truss (38,302)
Vermont (760)

Update Log 

  • May 30, 2017: Updated by Michael Quiet: Changed to local name. Noted truss type
  • December 30, 2009: Bridge has been replaced

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • NRHP Nomination
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Comments 

Lamoille River Bridge
Posted December 30, 2009, by SKC Observer (skc [dot] observer [at] gmail [dot] com)

I used to live in Vermont, and this bridge was part of the way home to my parent's house. I am afraid to report that the bridge was lost. In 2007, Vermont Department of Transportation inspectors found the bridge had markedly deteriorated and reduced its rating to 3 tons. Article: http://www.aot.state.vt.us/PressReleases/2007/August/VTransW... If you read the article, they planned at that time to remove the bridge within months of this release. It appears the bridge was removed in the latter months of 2007 and replaced by a temporary bridge strong enough to handle truck traffic. The bridge was a Tenney Truss Bridge, and I thought that it was a very attractive bridge. I have missed it the times I have returned to Vermont since its removal.