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Mill or Hayward, Orange County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-09-09x
County: Orange County
Township: Tunbridge
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Mill or Hayward
Crosses: First Branch, White River
Truss type:
Spans: 1
Length: 76'
Roadway Width:
Built:
Builder:
When Lost: 1883
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 53.50
Longitude: W072 29.49
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Directions: 5.3 miles north of jct VT14 in South Royalton on VT110, then 240 feet left on Spring Rd.

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Comments:
Per the Vermont Journal (Windsor), September 22, 1883, "TUNBRIDGE. - A covered bridge is to replace the one near Hayward & Kibby's mills." In the 1970’s, the 1883 bridge was raised to a higher elevation to reduce the risk of flood damage. On March 4,1999, it was wrenched from its abutments by an ice jam. It was believed the bridge could be rescued from its resting place on top of the ice. Robert Childs, a local construction expert, devised a plan and the Tunbridge selectmen gave their approval. However, before the necessary materials and equipment could be assembled, the ice shifted and the remains of the bridge were set afire on March 5, 1999 to protect the downstream covered bridges. The 1883 bridge was built at a cost of $532.32 and the new bridge required an expenditure of $230,000. On July 3, 2000, just sixteen months after the structure was lost, the 74' 5" re-creation was pulled into place the “old fashioned way” by four teams of oxen. The dedication for the new bridge was held on July 22, 2000. The 1883 structure was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 30, 1974.

Sources:
Vermont Journal (Windsor), September 22, 1883.
Virtual Vermont Internet Services. Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1 Jan 2003, http://www.virtualvermont.com/coveredbridge/index.html (23 Feb 2004)

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