Pulp Mill Bridge - Middlebury, VT
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Telomere
N 44° 01.453 W 073° 10.632
18T E 646082 N 4876178
Quick Description: Constructed in 1820, and rebuilt several times since. Pulp Mill Bridge is the only two-lane covered bridge in Vermont still in daily use.
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 5/10/2009 6:01:02 PM
Waymark Code: WM6BWM
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 3

Long Description:
Pulp Mill Bridge is located in a small neighborhood on the border of Middlebury and Weybridge, Vermont. It is a 184-foot Burr arch, double barrel truss construction which carries Pulp Mill Bridge Road over Otter Creek.

Source: http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/tech/burr.htm

It was originally a single span, but time and use have reduced it's structural integrity - and part of reconstruction was dividing it into 3 spans with concrete piers, and timber cribs added at each division.

The only other 2-lane covered bridge in Vermont serves as a staff entrance to Shelburne Museum. It has it's own waymark.

There is a nice old mill waterfall on Otter Creek, just north of this bridge; it is included in the gallery.

Current Condition of Bridge: Good

Web Address: [Web Link]

Description of Covered Bridge:
Pulp Mill Bridge - Middlebury, VT


Year Built: 1820

Location (Road - City - State - Country): Seymour Street, Middlebury, Addison County, VT, USA

Parking (If not at the bridge):: Not listed

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