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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-78x
County: Washington County
Township: Barre
Town/Village: Barre
Bridge Name: South Main Street
Crosses: Jail Branch
Truss type: Mulitple King
Spans: 1
Length: c70'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1800s
Builder:
When Lost: Oct 1869
Cause:
Latitude: N44 11.40
Longitude: W072 29.90
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South Main Street Bridge, Barre, Washington County, VT Built 1800's Lost 1921
Richard E. Roy Collection

South Main Street Bridge, Barre, Washington County, VT Built 1800's Lost 1921
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
This bridge was numbered 45-12-21 on Dick Roy's list, but had to be renumbered due to a conflict. Per the Argus and Patriot (Montpelier), October 14, 1869, "In Barre the covered bridge over Jail Branch, on the road to South Barre, near the residence of Carlos Carpenter, was carried off, and where there was a span of about 70 feet there is now a chasm 12 rods across." Per the Vermont Journal (Windsor), December 11, 1869, “The bridge, now 200 feet in length leading from Barre to South Barre is now passable; also that leading to Carnes Mills is ready for use.” Per the Argus and Patriot (Montpelier), January 22, 1879, "Harrington & Templeton, provision dealers, are erecting a new ice house on Carlos Carpenter's lot, just beyond the new covered bridge and propose to take some 1,500 cakes from Robinson's pond, South Barre, which now cuts over 15 inches thick." Per The Barre Daily Times, January 12, 1921, a granite arch bridge had been built on South Main Street for $35,400 (granite was donated locally), replacing the old covered bridge. Removal of the old bridge began in April 1920.

Source:
Argus and Patriot (Montpelier), October 14, 1869.

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