Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge
Posted by: Vermontish
N 44° 56.053 W 073° 02.899
18T E 653998 N 4977495
One of a dozen truss bridges spanning the Missisquoi River.
Waymark Code: WM4F18
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 08/15/2008
Views: 39
Default view taken from modern bridge built to replace this one sometime in the eighties. Still in use as a footbridge.
Adjacent to hydro dam.
Check out this short video taken during an especially rainy period in July of 2008.
Also posted in Truss Bridges.
Street address: Rte. 2 over Missisquoi Rive Highgate Falls, VT
County / Borough / Parish: Franklin
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering, Event
Periods of significance: 1875-1899
Historic function: TransportationTransportation
Current function: Transportation
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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