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Brown or Hollow, Rutland County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-11-09
County: Rutland County
Township: Shrewsbury
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Brown or Hollow
Crosses: Cold River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 112'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1880
Builder: Nichols M. Powers
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 33.975
Longitude: W072 55.130
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.8 miles south of jct US4 on US7, then 0.8 miles left on N. Shrewsbury Rd., then 1.6 miles right on Cold River Rd. and left 0.2 miles on Upper Cold River Rd. (a narrow dirt road).

Brown or Hollow Bridge, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT Built 1880
Bill Caswell Photo (1987)

Brown or Hollow Bridge, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT Built 1880
Richard E. Roy Collection

Brown or Hollow Bridge, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT Built 1880
Bill Caswell Photo, September 27, 2009

Brown or Hollow Bridge, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT Built 1880
Jenn Caswell Photo, May 30, 2016

Brown or Hollow Bridge, Shrewsbury, Rutland County, VT Built 1880
Henry A. Gibson Photo, October 6, 1948, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
This bridge was built by Nichols Powers when he was 63 years old. It was his last and is a fitting monument to one of Vermont's master builders. With the exception of added iron tie-rods between the trusses, the bridge structure remained virtually unchanged until the siding and two sections of chords, eight lattice members and one rafter were replaced in June 2002. It is still one of the most original Town lattice covered bridges in Vermont. Gray weathered vertical boarding covers the sides, portals and weather panels, open under the eaves for ventilation. The floor has lengthwise planking and runners and a gray slate roof. Named for a nearby resident. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 148

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