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Tenney, Lamoille County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-08-33x
County: Lamoille County
Township: Morristown
Town/Village: Morrisville
Bridge Name: Tenney
Crosses: Lamoille River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1833
Builder:
When Lost: Nov 1927
Cause: Flood
Latitude: N44 33.85
Longitude: W072 33.96
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: Road to Wolcott.

Tenney Bridge, Morristown, Lamoille County, VT Flood Nov 1927
Richard Sanders Allen Collection, NSPCB Archives

Tenney Bridge, Morristown, Lamoille County, VT Flood Nov 1927
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Per The Burlington Free Press, July 24, 1959, a scale model of the 1833 Tenney bridge over the Lamoille River on the Morrisville-Wolcott Road was on display.

Sources:
The Burlington Free Press, July 24, 1959.
NSPCB Archives, Richard Sanders Allen Collection, Paper Files, Vermont Lists & Maps, Folder 1

Compilation 2026 Covered Spans of Yesteryear

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