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Casey, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-58x
County: Washington County
Township: Moretown
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Casey
Crosses: Mad River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built:
Builder:
When Lost: 04 Nov 1949
Cause: Razed
Latitude: N44 17.086
Longitude: W072 42.385
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: On VT100.

Casey Bridge, Moretown, Washington County, VT Lost 4 Nov 1949
Richard E. Roy Collection

Casey Bridge, Moretown, Washington County, VT Razed 4 Nov 1949
Louis B. Puffer Collection

Casey Bridge, Moretown, Washington County, VT Razed 4 Nov 1949
Margaret Foster Collection, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The bridge went out of use when a portion of Route 100 was relocated in 1937. Per The Burlington Free Press, November 12, 1937, the bridge known as Casey was being put to use as a shed to give it a purpose (though it was still in place across the Mad River). Requests to preserve the bridge caused the Town of Moretown to decide to use the structure as a shed for its snow plow and other equipment. It was described as located alongside Power Station No. 8 of the Green Mountain Light and Power Company. Twelve years later, with the bridge sagging and weakening, the decision was made to remove it. On November 4, 1949, the bridge was set fire. Coordinates are approximate.

Sources:

The Burlington Free Press, November 12, 1937.
Vermont Life magazine, Spring 1950
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume VIII, Number 3, September 1950, page 5

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