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Power House or School Street or Johnson, Lamoille County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-08-08#2
County: Lamoille County
Township: Johnson
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Power House or School Street or Johnson
Crosses: Gihon River
Truss type: Queen & King
Spans: 1
Length: 63'
Roadway Width:
Built: 2002
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 38.164
Longitude: W072 40.224
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Directions: 0.4 miles east of jct VT15 on VT100C, then just left on School St.

Power House or School Street or Johnson Bridge, Johnson, Lamoille County, VT Built 2002
Bill Caswell Photo

Power House or School Street Bridge, Johnson, Lamoille County, VT Built 2002
Bill Caswell Photo, April 25, 2009

Power House or School Street Bridge, Johnson, Lamoille County, VT Built 2002
Bill Caswell Photo, September 29, 2013

Comments:
The first covered bridge at this location was built when the town extended School Street across the Gihon River to connect with the road to North Hyde Park. Its present name comes from the Hydroelectric generation station (still standing) built in 1895 upstream of the bridge. The bridge was reconstructed in 1960, at a cost of $3,600.00, which included rebuilding its abutments. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. The bridge was repaired again in 1993 after developing a sag. Those repairs included the replacement of many truss timbers. Circa 1995 steel I-beams stringers were installed beneath the flooring. On March 8, 2001 it was destroyed when the roof collapsed under the weight of snow and its sides fell outwards into the river below. Construction of the new bridge was completed 2002.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 143

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