Longley Covered Bridge

Longley Covered Bridge
Longley Covered Bridge
	Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Coordinates	44°54′25″N 72°39′18″W / 44.907°N 72.655°W
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Trout River
Locale	Montgomery, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Montgomery
ID number	VT-06-08
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Town lattice
Material	Wood
Total length	84 ft 7 in (25.78 m)
Width	16 ft 1.25 in (4.91 m)
No. of spans	1
Load limit	3 tons
Clearance above	11 ft 0 in (3.35 m)
History
Constructed by	Sheldon and Savannah Jewett
Construction end	1863
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP reference No.	74000220
Added to NRHP	December 30, 1974

The Longley Covered Bridge, also known as the Harnois Covered Bridge^[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Longley Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of Town lattice design built by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett - brothers who built several bridges in the area.

Recent history

A complete restoration was conducted in 1992 by Jan Lewandoski.^[3] At this time, the bridge is leaning to one side and the trusses are bowed in the middle. The bridge has been closed and bypassed by a temporary bridge.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Hill Covered Bridge
^ Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Hill Covered Bridge

[3] Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

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