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Longley, Franklin County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-06-08#2
County: Franklin County
Township: Montgomery
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Longley
Crosses: Trout River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 85'
Roadway Width:
Built: 2017
Builder: Alpine Construction
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 54.434
Longitude: W072 39.336
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Directions: 1.1 miles northwest of main intersection (On The Common) in Montgomery on VT118, then just left on Longley Bridge Rd.

Longley Bridge, Montgomery, Franklin County, VT Built 2017
Bob Watts Photo, September 2020

Comments:
A construction date of 1863 is often reported for the first known covered bridge at this location. However, that is 20 years earlier than any other bridge built by the Jewett brothers. While the date may refer to an earlier bridge at this location, we are not aware of details of that structure. On January 26, 1882, the St. Albans Daily Messenger stated that "The selectmen will meet at O. N. Kelton's office on Saturday next at 1 o'clock p. m., to receive sealed proposals for building a covered bridge the coming season near Samuel Head's, in accordance with the recent vote of the town." On July 28, 1882, the St. Albans Weekly Messenger reported that “the Jewett Brothers have completed the new covered bridge near Samuel Head’s.” It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 30, 1974. In 1979 it was reinforced with three steel beams cantilevered from west abutment and the original abutments were capped and faced with concrete. A complete restoration was made by Jan Lewandoski during the winter of 1992-93 including a new deck, additional floor beams, chord repairs, siding and roof repairs. In 2017, it was replaced by a new covered bridge.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 142

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