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Lincoln Covered Bridge 45-14-13

Windsor County, Vermont

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Lincoln Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in October 2009

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    Description 

    Another of Vermonts unique covered bridge truss configurations. In this case a arch variation of the Pratt truss was used. This is the only known example of this type.

    Facts 

    Overview
    Covered Pratt through arch truss bridge over Ottauquechee River on Fletcher Hill Rd (C3035) in Woodstock
    Location
    Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont
    Status
    Open to one lane traffic with a weight limit
    History
    Built 1865; Renovated 1947; rehabilitated 1989
    Builder
    - R.W. & B.H. Pinney Bros
    Design
    Covered Pratt through arch truss
    Dimensions
    Length of largest span: 129.9 ft.
    Total length: 139.1 ft.
    Deck width: 13.5 ft.
    Vertical clearance above deck: 9.0 ft.
    Recognition
    Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1973
    Also called
    Ottauquechee River Bridge
    Lincoln Bridge
    Approximate latitude, longitude
    +43.60055, -72.56895   (decimal degrees)
    43°36'02" N, 72°34'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
    Approximate UTM coordinates
    18/696213/4830379 (zone/easting/northing)
    Quadrangle map:
    Woodstock South
    Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
    500
    Inventory numbers
    NRHP 73000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
    WGCB 45-14-13 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
    BH 34092 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
    Inspection report (as of September 2016)
    Overall condition: Fair
    Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
    Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
    Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
    Sufficiency rating: 31.5 (out of 100)
    View more at BridgeReports.com

    Categories 

    19th Century (7,117)
    Built 1865 (38)
    Built during 1860s (464)
    Covered (1,551)
    Have street view (25,999)
    NR-listed (2,895)
    One-lane traffic (7,548)
    Open (38,854)
    Owned by township (2,524)
    Pratt through truss (5,161)
    Pratt truss (8,961)
    		 R.W. & B.H. Pinney Bros (1)
    Span length 125-175 feet (4,111)
    Structurally deficient (15,316)
    Through truss (14,438)
    Total length 125-175 feet (5,780)
    Truss (31,784)
    Vermont (573)
    Windsor County, Vermont (82)
    Wooden deck (6,018)
    Woodstock, Vermont (6)

    Update Log 

    • April 3, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
    • August 26, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
    • October 4, 2015: New Street View added by Dave King
    • October 2, 2015: New photos from Michael Quiet
    • October 17, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey: Bridge is named the Lincoln Covered Bridge

    Sources 

    • C Hanchey - cmh2315fl [at] yahoo [dot] com
    • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
    • Michael Quiet - mquiet [at] gmail [dot] com
    • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
    • John Loxton
    • Richard Doody

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