Bridge 31 - Waterbury VT
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N 44° 20.238 W 072° 45.814
18T E 678285 N 4911769
Bridge 31 (aka Winooski Street Bridge) was built in 1928 after Vermont's devastating 1927 floods, which destroyed more than 1,200 bridges.
Waymark Code: WM17FR3
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 02/13/2023
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The bridge was built in 1928 after Vermont's devastating 1927 floods, which destroyed more than 1,200 bridges. The state embarked on a massive construction program, in which largely standardized designs and construction methods were used to build replacement bridges. This bridge was designed by H.L. Shoemaker, and its truss elements were fabricated by the Bethlehem Steel. Its abutments were rebuilt in the 1970s, and the bridge itself underwent rehabilitation in the 2000s.
The Winooski Street Bridge is located in southern Waterbury and northern Duxbury, where the west-flowing Winooski River forms the border between the two communities. It is located a short way south of downtown Waterbury and west of the rural center of Duxbury, and is one of two bridges joining the two communities (the other carries United States Route 2 further to the east). Winooski Street runs south from downtown Waterbury to the bridge, at whose southern end River Street in Duxbury parallels the river. The bridge is a single-span Parker through truss, 202 feet (62 m) long, set on concrete abutments which are themselves set partially on remnants of older stone abutments. It has a width of 25.5 feet (7.8 m), and has a sidewalk cantilevered onto the downstream (western) side. The bridge deck is concrete laid on steel stringers and floor beams.
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