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Middlesex or Old High or Narrows, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-37x
County: Washington County
Township: Middlesex - Moretown
Town/Village: Middlesex Gorge
Bridge Name: Middlesex or Old High or Narrows
Crosses: Winooski River
Truss type:
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: c1880
Builder:
When Lost: 1899
Cause:
Latitude: N44 17.481
Longitude: W072 40.845
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Directions: On VT 100-B.

Middlesex or Old High or Narrows Bridge, Middlesex, Washington County, VT Built c1880
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Throughout the summer of 1899 there was debate in the papers about whether the old apportionment for the bridge costs between Moretown and Middlesex (2/5 versus 3/5) would be maintained when the old covered bridge was replaced later that year. An even split of costs was decided finally and by September the papers reported the work underway and traffic being rerouted.

Source:
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 92

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