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Orton Farm or Martin or Orton, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-06
County: Washington County
Township: Marshfield
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Orton Farm or Martin or Orton
Crosses: Winooski River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 45'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1890
Builder: Herman F. Townsend
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 17.251
Longitude: W072 24.493
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.6 miles east of VT214 (west of Plainfield) on US2 and into a parking area for the bridge. Park and walk 440 feet southwest. Northeast of Plainfield.

Orton Farm or Martin or Orton Bridge, Marshfield, Washington County, VT Built 1890
Bill Caswell Photo, September 1985

Orton Farm \Martin \Orton Bridge, Marshfield, Washington County, VT Built 1890
Richard E. Roy Collection

Orton Farm or Martin or Orton Bridge, Marshfield, Washington County, VT Built 1890
Bob Sheldon Photo, September 9, 2011

Orton Farm or Martin or Orton Bridge, Marshfield, Washington County, VT Built 1890
C. Ernest Walker Photo, Todd Clark Collection

Orton Farm or Martin or Orton Bridge, Marshfield, Washington County, VT Built 1890
Bill Caswell Photo, September 8, 2013

Comments:
In 2009 this bridge was removed from its foundation, restored and reset. A Town Park has been created near the bridge.

Sources:
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume I, No. 4, July 1943, page 3
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 90
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 148

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