Martin Covered Bridge
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| Location | off US 2 over the Winooski River, Marshfield, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 44°17′15″N 72°24′30″W / 44.28750°N 72.40833°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1890 |
| Architectural style | Single span queenpost truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000358[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 9, 1974 |
The Martin Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge spanning the Winooski River off United States Route 2 in southern Marshfield, Vermont. Built about 1890, it is the only surviving historic covered bridge in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
Description and history
[edit]The Martin Covered Bridge is located in southern Marshfield, about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Plainfield village, on the east side of US 2. At one time the bridge carried a private farm road; it is now open only to pedestrians. It is a single-span queenpost truss structure, 45 feet (14 m) long and 12.5 feet (3.8 m) wide, with a roadway width of 10.5 feet (3.2 m). It is covered by a gabled roof and its exterior is clad in vertical board siding. The siding does not rise all the way to the roof, and extends a shortway into the portals, sheltering the projecting upper ends. The abutments are made of roughly coursed dry laid stone. The trusses incorporate iron rods, which extend vertically from the bracing diagonals to the bottom chords.[2]
The bridge was built about 1890 by Herman F. Townsend, a prominent local bridgewright. It is one of the few surviving 19th century bridges in the state that was originally built on a private road, and is Marshfield's only surviving historic covered bridge.[2]
See also
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Transport portal
Engineering portal
National Register of Historic Places portal- List of covered bridges in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Martin Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-24. with photos from 1974
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Vermont
- Bridges completed in 1890
- Covered bridges in Washington County, Vermont
- Buildings and structures in Marshfield, Vermont
- Wooden bridges in Vermont
- Queen post truss bridges in the United States
- Road bridges in Vermont