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Bridge Street, Windham County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-13-65x
County: Windham County
Township: Wardsboro
Town/Village: North Wardsboro
Bridge Name: Bridge Street
Crosses: Whetstone Brook (labeled Wardsboro Brook on later maps)
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built:
Builder: possibly Caleb B. Lamson
When Lost: 1931
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 02.44
Longitude: W072 47.29
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Bridge Street Bridge, Wardsboro, Windham County, VT Replaced 1931
Richard E. Roy Collection

Bridge Street Bridge, Wardsboro, Windham County, VT Replaced 1931
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Per The Brattleboro Reformer, August 7, 1931, "The old covered bridge in the village, built before the rememberance of any one living in town has been removed and a temporary bridge has been built for use while the new cement one is under construction."

Sources:
The Brattleboro Reformer, August 7, 1931.
Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, page 36

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