Inventory Number: | VT/45-13-12x | County: | Windham County | Township: | Townshend | Town/Village: | West Townshend | Bridge Name: | Depot | Crosses: | oxbow of Tannery Brook | Truss type: | Queen | Spans: | 1 | Length: | 85' | Roadway Width: | | Built: | 1855 | Builder: | Harrison "Tip" Chamberlain | When Lost: | 1959 | Cause: | Removed | Latitude: | N43 04.97 | Longitude: | W072 42.67 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | On VT30. On the road leading to the former Townshend railroad station. |
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Depot Bridge, Townshend, Windham County, VT Built 1855 Lost 1959 Richard E. Roy Collection Depot Bridge, Townshend, Windham County, VT Built 1855 Lost 1959 Richard E. Roy Collection
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Sources: Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 79 Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, pages 32-33 Nelson, Joseph C.. Spanning Time - Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1997, pages 179-180 National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXXIX, No. 3, Summer 1981, page 14. Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 53 Connecticut River Valley Covered Bridge Society. Bulletin, Volume XIV, No. 1, Summer 1967, page 6 |