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Wallingford, Rutland County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-11-55x
County: Rutland County
Township: Wallingford
Town/Village: Wallingford
Bridge Name: Wallingford
Crosses: Otter Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 100'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1874
Builder: Nichols M. Powers
When Lost: Summer 1949
Cause: Removed
Latitude: N43 28.30
Longitude: W072 58.88
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Directions: On VT140.

Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford, Rutland County, VT Built 1874 Lost 1949
Richard E. Roy Collection

Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford, Rutland County, VT Built 1874 Lost 1949
Bill Caswell Collection

Wallingford Bridge, Wallingford, Rutland County, VT Built 1874 Lost 1949
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
The bridge was photographed by Donald Wiedenmayer of Wallingford as the process of dismantling the bridge had started. The west abutment was a large rock and the bridge had a decided slant toward the east side.

Sources:
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 20
Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Volume IV, no. 1, Summer 1957, page 6

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