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East Shoreham Railroad or Rutland Railroad, Addison County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-01-05
County: Addison County
Township: Shoreham
Town/Village: East Shoreham
Bridge Name: East Shoreham Railroad or Rutland Railroad
Crosses: Lemon Fair River
Truss type: Howe
Spans: 1
Length: 109'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1897
Builder: Rutland Railroad
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 51.558
Longitude: W073 15.343
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Directions: 2.7 miles north of jct VT73 (East) on VT30, then 2.8 miles left on Shoreham-Whiting Rd. (becomes Richville Rd.) and 0.7 miles left on Shoreham Depot Rd. to Vermont fishing access parking on right opposite Dame Rd. Park and walk 0.1 miles west.

East Shoreham Railroad or Rutland Railroad Bridge, Shoreham, Addison County, VT Built 1897
Bill Caswell Photo (1987)

East Shoreham Railroad or Rutland Railroad Bridge, Shoreham, Addison County, VT, built 1897
Richard E. Roy Collection

East Shoreham Railroad or Rutland Railroad Bridge, Shoreham, Addison County, VT Built 1897
Bill Caswell Photo, April 2008

Comments:
This bridge was built on the 15.6 mile Addison Branch connecting the Rutland Railroad at Leiscester Junction with the Delaware and Hudson at Tieonderoga, New York crossing Lake Champlain on a floating bridge at Larrabee's Point. It carried rail traffic until the line was abandoned in 1951. The bridge underwent major restoration in 1983 including a new roof, new siding, and new eastern abutment. The railroad tracks were replaced with a wooden deck of lengthwise planking laid across the original railroad ties. The structure is owned by Vermont State Division for Historic Preservation, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a Engineering Landmark on June 13, 1974.

Sources:
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 34
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 138

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