| Hutchins Covered Bridge | |
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| Carries | Automobile |
| Crosses | South Branch of Trout River |
| Locale | Montgomery, Vermont |
| Maintained by | Town of Montgomery |
| ID number | VT-06-07 |
| Design | Covered, Town lattice |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 76 ft 11.5 in (23.457 m) |
| Width | 16 ft 0 in (4.88 m) |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| Vertical clearance | 11 ft 4 in (3.45 m) |
| Constructed by | Sheldon and Savannah Jewett |
| Construction end |
1883 |
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| NRHP Reference#: | 74000219 |
| Added to NRHP: | December 30, 1974[1] |
The Hutchins Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the South Branch of the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Hutchins Bridge Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
The bridge is of Town lattice design built by Sheldon and Savannah Jewett - brothers who built several bridges in the area.
Like the nearby West Hill Covered Bridge, the Hutchins bridge was located in a bustling area at one time. Although it served a dead-end road, a butter tub company was situated there and used the bridge frequently. Also like the West Hill bridge, activity slackened and the bridge was essentially abandoned, falling into serious disrepair. At one time, large steel beams were installed below the deck, and tied to even larger beams running through the bridge over the deck to prevent it from falling into the river below. In 2009 it was reconstructed by Alpine Construction of Schuylerville, New York (the same company that rebuilt the West Hill bridge). Today the bridge shares another commonality with the West Hill bridge... the approach road is little more than a one lane gravel drive. A series of articles chronicling the work can be found at the Vermont Covered Bridges web site.[2]
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