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East Poultney, Rutland County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-11-32#2x
County: Rutland County
Township: Poultney
Town/Village: East Poultney
Bridge Name: East Poultney
Crosses: Poultney River
Truss type:
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1870
Builder:
When Lost: 1930
Cause: Razed
Latitude: N43 31.43
Longitude: W073 12.34
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Directions: On the road going south to VT 30 (Seth Warner Memorial Highway).

East Poultney Bridge, Poultney, Rutland County, VT Built 1870 Lost 1941
Richard E. Roy Collection

East Poultney Bridge, Poultney, Rutland County, VT Built 1870 Lost 1941
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

East Poultney Bridge, Poultney, Rutland County, VT Built 1870 Lost 1941
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Per the Burlington Free Press, May 13, 1870, a fire on the 9th at East Poultney had damaged many businesses and destroyed the covered bridge valued at ~$2,000. Per the Rutland Daily Herald, December 12, 1930, "Per the Rutland Daily Herald, August 7, 1930, J. P. Mullens, contractor, is taking down the covered bridge at East Poultney. The slate which was put on 58 years ago is in splendid condition and will be used on other buildings." Per the Rutland Daily Herald, December 12, 1930, a reader took issue with an earlier article that claimed that the bridge had been built in 1874. The reader claimed that the bridge had been an old bridge already by that time and had been condemned, but repaired in 1875 with the addition of "a half circle placed on each side" (arches added), which had allowed the bridge to stand until 1930 in good condition.

Sources:
Rutland Daily Herald, December 12, 1930.
Rutland Daily Herald, August 7, 1930.

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