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Jeffersonville Bridge

Lamoille County, Vermont

Photos 

View Southeast, North Truss Elevation

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #118709

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost through truss bridge over Lamoille River on VT 15
Location
Lamoille County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by new bridge
History
Built 1928 by Bethlehem Steel Co.; replaced 1991
Builders
- A.D. Bishop (Engineer, Vermont Department of Highways)
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Fabricator)
- J.E. Cashman Inc. of Burlington, Vermont (Contractor)
Design
Riveted, 8-panel Parker through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 180.0 ft.
Total length: 285.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.64389, -72.83639   (decimal degrees)
44°38'38" N, 72°50'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/671579/4945669 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jeffersonville
Inventory number
BH 36961 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

8-panel truss (654)
A.D. Bishop (12)
Beam (17,360)
Bethlehem Steel Co. (165)
Built 1928 (1,247)
Built during 1920s (10,435)
HAER documented (1,137)
J.E. Cashman Inc. (6)
Lamoille County, Vermont (44)
Lamoille River (24)
Lost (31,786)
 Lost 1991 (333)
Lost during 1990s (4,214)
Parker through truss (1,445)
Parker truss (1,842)
Replaced by new bridge (21,679)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,122)
Steel stringer (6,922)
Through truss (19,024)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,719)
Truss (38,302)
Vermont (760)

Update Log 

  • February 27, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
  • July 31, 2010: Updated by Matthew Lohry: Updated status and approach span type
  • July 28, 2008: Added by James Baughn

Sources 

  • HAER VT-17 - Jeffersonville Bridge, Spanning Lamoille River on Vermont Route 15, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT
  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Matt Lohry

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