Church Street Covered Bridge

Church Street Covered Bridge
Carries Automobile
Crosses North Branch Lamoille River aka Kelly River
Locale Waterville, Vermont
Maintained by Town of Waterville
ID number VT-08-13
Characteristics
Design Covered, Queen post
Material Wood
Total length 61.1 ft (18.6 m)
Width 12.2 ft (3.7 m)
Number of spans 1
Load limit 8 tons
Clearance above 8 ft (2.4 m)
History
Constructed by unknown
Construction end

1877[n 1]

Coordinates 44°41′25″N 72°46′16″W / 44.69028°N 72.77111°W / 44.69028; -72.77111Coordinates: 44°41′25″N 72°46′16″W / 44.69028°N 72.77111°W / 44.69028; -72.77111
Area 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built 1877
NRHP Reference # 74000234[1]
Added to NRHP December 16, 1974

The Church Street Covered Bridge, also called the Village Covered Bridge,[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the North Branch of the Lamoille River (also known as the Kelly River) in Waterville, Vermont off State Route 109 in Waterville, Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[3] In 2000, it was completely rebuilt.[n 2]

Notes

  1. other sources claim completion date as 1895
  2. More information is needed about this rebuild.

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Church Street Covered Bridge
  3. Barna, Ed. Covered Bridges of Vermont. The Countryman Press, 1996. ISBN 0-88150-373-8


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