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Old Red, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-104x
County: Washington County
Township: Northfield
Town/Village: Northfield Falls
Bridge Name: Old Red
Crosses: Dog River
Truss type:
Spans: 1
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When Lost: 1914
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Latitude: N44 09.666
Longitude: W072 39.384
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Directions: On North Main Street.

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Comments:
The crossing location was assumed to have been the one about a mile north of Northfield, since several early images of Northfield do not show the town crossing as a covered bridge. Per the News and Advertiser (Northfield), March 3, 1914, "J. N. St. Clair was in town last week and finished the work of surveying for the plans for the new bridge, which is to be erected between Northfield and Northfield Falls, to take the place of the Red covered bridge. Work is to be begun as soon as the weather will permit." Per the News and Advertiser (Northfield), May 25, 1915, "The new Concrete bridge which was built between Northfield and Northfield Falls, last fall, to replace the old red covered bridge has been completed and accepted by the town."

Sources:
News and Advertiser (Northfield), May 25, 1915.
News and Advertiser (Northfield), March 3, 1914.
The Northfield Historical Society, Northfield, Arcadia Publishing, 2014.

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