Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge

Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge
Nearest city Swanton, Vermont
Coordinates 44°56′3″N 73°2′54″W / 44.93417°N 73.04833°W / 44.93417; -73.04833Coordinates: 44°56′3″N 73°2′54″W / 44.93417°N 73.04833°W / 44.93417; -73.04833
Area less than one acre
Built 1898 (1898)
Architectural style Town-Pratt dbl lattice truss
NRHP Reference # 73000195[1]
Added to NRHP June 18, 1973

The Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge was a covered bridge in Swanton, Vermont. Built in 1898, it carried the St. Johnsbury and Lamoille County Railroad across the Missisquoi River just west of Swanton village. It was destroyed by fire in 1987, and its site is now occupied by the former West Milton Bridge. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and has not been delisted despite its destruction.[1]

Description and history

The former St. Johnsbury and Lamoille Railroad right of way runs generally easterly from the north-south main line of the Central Vermont Railroad, which runs roughly parallel to the west bank of the north-flowing Missisquoi River west of Swanton village. The covered bridge that stood at this site was three spans, with a total length of 369 feet (112 m), set on stone abutments and piers. The bridge was a distinctive combination of Pratt and Town trusses, and had a massive interlaced wooden deck system. Its exterior was finished in vertical boar siding.[2]

The bridge was built in 1895. By 1973, when it was listed on the National Register, it had been taken out of service and was in deteriorating condition.[2] It was destroyed by fire in 1978.[3] The bridge site has since been replaced the trusses of the former West Milton Bridge, and now serves as part of a multi-use trail.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Chester Liebs (1973). "NRHP nomination for Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-24. with photos from 1973
  3. ↑
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