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North Pownal, Bennington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-02-14x
County: Bennington County
Township: Pownal
Town/Village: North Pownal
Bridge Name: North Pownal
Crosses: Hoosic River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 2
Length: c200'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1834
Builder: Noel Barber
When Lost: Sep 1938
Cause: Hurricane/Flood
Latitude: N42 47.80
Longitude: W073 15.97
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Directions: At North Pownal.

North Pownal Bridge, North Pownal, Bennington County, VT Built 1834, lost 1938
Richard E. Roy Collection

North Pownal Bridge, North Pownal, Bennington County, VT Built 1834 Lost 1938
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

North Pownal Bridge, Pownal, Bennington County, VT Built 1834 Hurricane/Flood Sep 1938
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
A covered pedestrian walkway was added in the early 1900s and repairs were made by the WPA in the 1930s.

Sources:
New York State Covered Bridge Society. Courier, 1966-present, July 1988, volume 23, no. 2, page 8
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, pages 9-10

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