Mill Covered Bridge (Belvidere, Vermont)

Mill Covered Bridge
Carries Automobile
Crosses North Branch of Lamoille River
Locale Belvidere, Vermont
Maintained by Town of Belvidere
ID number VT-08-06
Design Covered, Town lattice
Material Wood
Total length 70 ft 4.75 in (21.4567 m)
Width 11 ft 11.5 in (3.645 m)
Number of spans 1
Load limit 8 tons
Constructed by Lewis Robinson
Construction end

1895

NRHP Reference#: 74000227
Added to NRHP: November 19, 1974[1]

The Mill Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Lamoille River in Belvidere, Vermont on Back Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

The bridge is of Queen post design built by Lewis Robinson.

Recent history

Steel beams were installed under the deck of the bridge in 1971 after a contractor's snow plow broke through. The trusses were repaired in 1995 by Jan Lewandoski and Paul Ide.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1584653205