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Howard, Windham County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-13-37x
County: Windham County
Township: Jamaica
Town/Village: Bondville
Bridge Name: Howard
Crosses: Winhall River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: 1892
Builder: David Howard
When Lost: 1938
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 08.83
Longitude: W072 50.48
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Howard Bridge, Jamaica, Windham County, VT Built 1889 Lost 1938
Richard E. Roy Collection

Howard Bridge, Jamaica, Windham County, VT Built 1889 Lost 1938
Margaret Foster Collection, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The bridge was named for its builder - David Howard. It was unusual in this area because its roof was nearly flat. Per The Londonderry Sifter, December 9, 1892, "The new covered bridge at this place [Rawsonville] is completed and a fine structure with flat roof and steel covering."

Sources:
The Londonderry Sifter, December 9, 1892.
Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, pages 15-16

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