Paper Mill Village Bridge
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| Paper Mill Village Bridge | |
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| Crosses | Walloomsac River |
| Locale | Town of Bennington, Vermont |
| ID number | VT-02-03 |
| Designer | Charles F. Sears |
| Design | Covered, Town truss |
| Total length | 125 ft 9 in (38.33 m) |
| Width | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
| Number of spans | 1 |
| Construction end | 1889 |
| Coordinates | 42°54′46″N 73°14′01″W / 42.91278°N 73.23361°W |
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Bennington Falls Covered Bridge
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| Nearest city: | Bennington, Vermont |
| Coordinates: | 42°54′46″N 73°14′01″W / 42.91278°N 73.23361°WCoordinates: 42°54′46″N 73°14′01″W / 42.91278°N 73.23361°W |
| Area: | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Built: | 1889 |
| Architect: | Sears,Charles F. |
| Architectural style: | Town lattice truss |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 73000185[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | August 28, 1973 |
The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge,[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont off State Route 67A. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Paper Mill Bridge was built by Charles F. Sears in 1889 and named for an adjacent 1790 paper mill. It is a Town truss bridge similar in design to the nearby Silk Covered Bridge. The bridge is 125 feet 9 inches (38.33 m) long and 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) wide.[3] [4]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[5] It was rebuilt in 2000.[4]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paper Mill Village Bridge
- ^ Hughes, Holly (2006). Frommer's 500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up. Frommer's. p. 15. ISBN 0764595881. http://books.google.com/books?id=eU6Nvo2UN8wC&pg=PA15&dq=%22Paper+Mill+Village+Bridge%22+Walloomsac+OR+Bennington.
- ^ a b Evans, June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide. UPNE. p. 193. ISBN 1584653205. http://books.google.com/books?id=T3Rx1dN1oWAC&pg=PA193&dq=%22Paper+Mill+Bridge%22+Bennington.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
[edit] External links
- Visitor Information: Paper Mill Village Bridge — Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce
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