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Shelburne Falls or Beer's, Chittenden County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-04-09x
County: Chittenden County
Township: Charlotte
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Shelburne Falls or Beer's
Crosses: LaPlatte River
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 72'
Roadway Width:
Built:
Builder:
When Lost: 1863
Cause: Freshet
Latitude: N44 21.32
Longitude: W073 11.63
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Directions: Spear Road south of the Shelburne town line.

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Comments:
The first covered bridge at this site was washed out in a freshet in 1863. A replacement bridge was built that year and lasted until the road was realigned in 1957. An album of Vermont covered bridge photos refers to this as Beer's Bridge.

Source:

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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