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Mill Village or Wheeler or McKinley St., Rutland County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-11-48x
County: Rutland County
Township: Rutland Town
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Mill Village or Wheeler or McKinley St.
Crosses: East Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 70'
Roadway Width:
Built: c1870
Builder: Nichols M. Powers
When Lost: 04 Jun 1947
Cause: Flood
Latitude: N43 38.02
Longitude: W072 58.67
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Directions: A short distance upstream from the Old 76 Bridge.

Mill Village Bridge over East Creek in Rutland, Rutland County, VT during the flood. Lost in the June 1947 flood.
Rutland Historical Society Collection

Mill Village Bridge, VT, site after the June 1947 flood caused by failure of the East Pittsford Dam.
Rutland Historical Society Collection

Mill Village or Wheeler or McKinley St. Bridge, Rutland Town, Rutland County, VT Built c1870 Lost 4 Jun 1947
Richard E. Roy Collection

Mill Village or Wheeler or McKinley St. Bridge, Rutland Town, Rutland County, VT Built c1870 Flood 4 Jun 1947
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
This bridge was destroyed by the 15 foot wall of water that was released when the East Pittsford Dam failed.

Source:
Rutland Historical Society Quarterly, volume 32 (2002), number 4, page 6

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