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Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper, Lamoille County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-08-15
County: Lamoille County
Township: Waterville
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper
Crosses: North Branch, Lamoille River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 56'
Roadway Width:
Built: c1877
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 42.724
Longitude: W072 45.374
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Directions: 6.1 miles northeast of jct VT108 on VT109, then 0.1 miles right on Codding Hollow Rd.

Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper Bridge, Waterville, Lamoille County, VT Built c1877
Bill Caswell Photo

Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper Bridge, Waterville, Lamoille County, VT Built c1877 or c1895
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, July 28, 1940, NSPCB Archives

Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper Bridge, Waterville, Lamoille County, VT Built c1877
Bill Caswell Photo, April 25, 2009

Jaynes or Codding Hollow or Upper Bridge, Waterville, Lamoille County, VT Built c1877 or c1895
Philippe Bonnet Photo, September 3, 1961, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The Jaynes Covered Bridge was named after a family who lived near the bridge when it was constructed. In 1960 the bridge was reconstructed with an independent roadway reinforced with four steel beams after a local contractor's gravel filled dump truck fell through the floor. Circa 2001 a new steel roof was installed. The bridge provides the only access to the farms and dwellings in Codding Hollow. The sign on the bridge's portal declaring it the "Kissing Bridge" was placed there, in the 1950's, as a prank, by an out-of-towner. The prank has since become a local tradition. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 144

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