Howe Covered Bridge
Description and history
The Howe Covered Bridge is located in southern Tunbridge, just east of Vermont 110 on Belknap Brook Road. It is a single-span multiple Kingpost truss structure, 75 feet (23 m), resting on dry laid stone abutments. It has a roadway width of 13 feet (4.0 m) (one lane) and a total width of 15.5 feet (4.7 m). The abutments are extended upriver by concrete wingwalls. The trusses are formed of timbers bolted together, with vertical iron rods providing additional stability. The exterior is finished in vertical board siding, and is topped by a gabled metal roof. The portal ends are also finished in vertical board siding, which extends partway along the inside to shelter the truss ends.
The bridge was built about 1879; its builder is unknown. It is one of five surviving bridges in Tunbridge, which, along with another in nearby Chelsea, form a remarkable concentration of 19th-century covered bridges in the state.
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
- List of Vermont covered bridges
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Howe Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-23. with photos from 1974
External links
Media related to First Branch Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons