Pine Brook Covered Bridge
Pine Brook Covered Bridge | |
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| File:PineBrookBridge.JPG Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont | |
| Carries | North Road |
| Crosses | Pine Brook |
| Locale | Waitsfield, Vermont |
| Maintained by | Town of Waitsfield |
| ID number | VT-12-12 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Covered, King post |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 48.5 ft (14.78 m) |
| Width | 14.1 ft (4.30 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Load limit | 5 tons |
| Clearance above | 8.75 ft (2.67 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | unknown |
| Construction end | 1872 |
Pine Brook Covered Bridge | |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
| Part of | Mad River Valley Rural Historic District (ID94000836) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000264[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1974 |
| Designated CP | August 5, 1994 |
| Location | |
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The Pine Brook Covered Bridge, also called the Wilder Covered Bridge,[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Pine Brook in Waitsfield, Vermont on North Road. Built in 1872, it is one two surviving 19th-century covered bridges in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
Description and history
[edit | edit source]The Pine Brook Bridge stands in a rural area of northern Waitsfield, carrying North Road, a principal road in the area, across Pine Brook, a tributary of the Mad River to the west. It consists of two king post trusses, and is 48 feet (15 m) long and 17.5 feet (5.3 m) wide, with a roadway width of 14.5 feet (4.4 m) (one lane). It rests on stone abutments faced in concrete, and its wooden bridge deck is supported by steel I-beams. Its exterior is clad in vertical board siding, which extends a short way inside the portals. The roof is standing seam metal.[3]
The bridge was built in 1872. It is one of only two historic covered bridges (the other being the Stony Brook Covered Bridge) left in the state with the king post design, and one of only two in the town (the other being the Great Eddy Covered Bridge). In 1976 repairs were made to the then dilapidating structure. Concrete caps were added to the abutments and steel I-beams were added just below the deck, so that only an overload condition would require the additional support of the beams. The trusses also received attention. In 1989 the deck was replaced.[4]
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of covered bridges in Vermont
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Vermont
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington County, Vermont
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References
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pine Brook Covered Bridge
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External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VT-37, "Pine Brook Bridge, Spanning Pine Brook on Town Highway 3, Fayston, Washington County, VT", 8 photos, 7 measured drawings, 12 data pages, 1 photo caption page
- Buildings and structures in Waitsfield, Vermont
- Bridges completed in 1872
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- King post truss bridges in the United States
- Wooden bridges in Vermont
- Covered bridges in Washington County, Vermont
- Historic American Engineering Record in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places in Washington County, Vermont
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Vermont
- 1872 establishments in Vermont