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Mead, Rutland County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-11-08x
County: Rutland County
Township: Pittsford
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Mead
Crosses: Otter Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 103'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1840
Builder: Abraham Owen & Nichols M. Powers
When Lost: 22 Jul 1971
Cause: Arson
Latitude: N43 42.10
Longitude: W073 02.64
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.3 miles south of Florence on West Creek Road, then just left.

Mead Bridge, Pittsford, Rutland County, VT Built 1840 Lost 22 Jul 1971
Richard E. Roy Collection

Mead Bridge, Pittsford, Rutland County, VT Built 1840 Lost 22 Jul 1971
C. Ernest Walker Photo, NSPCB Archives

Mead Bridge, Pittsford, Rutland County, VT Built 1840 Lost 22 Jul 1971
Philippe Bonnet Photo, June 21, 1964, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The road used to be a main road between Florence and Pittsford, but in later years had only been used by two farmers to get to their fields. The bridge was known for the "1785" date on its portal although it was probably built in 1840. Coordinates are at a possible location of the bridge.

Sources:
Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 78
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXIX, No. 3, October 1971, page 10
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXXIX, No. 3, Summer 1981, page 14.
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 29
Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Summer 1971

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