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Route 5 West River Bridge

Windham County, Vermont

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Four Bridges Brattleboro

For awhile there were four bridges-the covered highway bridge has not yet been removed here.

Post-1911 photo

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BH Photo #529978

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Pennsylvania through truss bridge over West River on Route 5/ Putney Road.
Location
Brattleboro, Windham County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1911; Replaced 1987
Design
Riveted Pennsylvania through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 325.0 ft.
Total length: 350.0 ft.
Also called
Route 5 Three Crossings Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.86662, -72.55610   (decimal degrees)
42°51'60" N, 72°33'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/699632/4748900 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Brattleboro
Inventory number
BH 75700 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Brattleboro, Vermont (15)
Built 1911 (845)
Built during 1910s (10,242)
Lost (31,828)
Lost 1987 (239)
Lost during 1980s (1,642)
Pennsylvania truss (610)
 Replaced by new bridge (21,709)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
Through truss (19,042)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,720)
Truss (38,331)
Vermont (760)
Windham County, Vermont (118)

Update Log 

  • April 13, 2022: New photo from Chester Gehman
  • February 17, 2017: Added by Michael Quiet

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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