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Pompanoosuc, Windsor County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-14-67x
County: Windsor County
Township: Norwich
Town/Village: Pompanoosuc
Bridge Name: Pompanoosuc
Crosses: Ompompanoosuc River
Truss type: Squared-Timber Town Lattice
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1866
Builder: Bela J. Fletcher
When Lost: 1954
Cause: Razed
Latitude: N43 45.31
Longitude: W072 13.88
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Directions: On US5 at Pompanoosuc village.

Pompanoosuc Bridge, Norwich, Windsor County, VT Built 1866 Lost 1954
Richard E. Roy Collection

Pompanoosuc Bridge, Norwich, Windsor County, VT Built 1866 Razed 1954
Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center Collection

Pompanoosuc Bridge, Norwich, Windsor County, VT Built 1866 Lost 1954
Henry A. Gibson Photo, June 13, 1948, NSPCB Archives

Pompanoosuc Bridge, Norwich, Windsor County, VT Built 1866 Lost 1954
Margaret Foster Photo, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Squared-Timber Lattice truss. After US5 was rerouted in 1937, the bridge remained in service. When the Wilder Dam was built, the bridge was left a short distance above the water. After US5 was rerouted in 1937, the bridge remained in service. When the Wilder Dam was built, the bridge was left a short distance above the water. It was razed shortly thereafter. Per the White River Valley Herald, January 28, 1954, "POMPANOOSUC---The old covered bridge over the Pompanoosuc river here at Pompanoosuc is closed, being unsafe for traffic. The bridge was built about 83 years ago."

Sources:
White River Valley Herald (Randolph), January 28, 1954.
Allen, Richard Sanders. Rare Old Covered Bridges of Windsor County, VT, 1962, page 21-22
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 68

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