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Westminster Street Bridge (1891)

Windham County, Vermont

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Westminster Bridge

Photo from old postcard

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BH Photo #506035

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Deck truss bridge over Saxtons River on Westminster Street in Saxtons River.
Location
Saxtons River, Windham County, Vermont
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1891 replacing a covered bridge; replaced 1926.
Design
Deck truss
Approximate latitude, longitude
+43.13775, -72.50984   (decimal degrees)
43°08'16" N, 72°30'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/702519/4779121 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 94247 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,395)
Built 1891 (242)
Built during 1890s (3,194)
Deck truss (1,926)
Lost (28,523)
Lost 1926 (69)
Lost during 1920s (641)
 Owned by township (3,287)
Replaced by new bridge (19,400)
Saxtons River, Vermont (4)
Truss (35,494)
Vermont (681)
Windham County, Vermont (99)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2022: New photos from Chester Gehman
  • February 1, 2022: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added build and replacement dates per Rockingham Free Public Library sources.
  • September 5, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

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Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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