Willard Covered Bridge
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| Location | Mill Rd. across the Ottauquechee River, Hartland, Vermont |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Architectural style | Town lattice truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000216[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 28, 1973 |
The Willard Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Mill Street across the Ottauquechee River in Hartland, Vermont. It is the eastern of two covered bridges on the road, which are connected via a small island in the river; the western bridge was built in 2001. This bridge, built about 1870, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
Description and history
[edit | edit source]The Willard Covered Bridge is located in the village of North Hartland, where Mill Street runs roughly eastward, crossing the Ottauquechee River to provide access to a few homes and businesses. The road crosses the river at a point south of Interstate 91 (I-91) where it is briefly bisected by a small island. The western of the bridges carrying the road is a modern covered bridge, while the Willard Bridge is to the east. It is a single-span Town lattice truss 123 feet (37 m) in length, resting on stone abutments faced in concrete. It is 21 feet (6.4 m) wide, with a roadway width of 16.5 feet (5.0 m) (one lane). The gable ends project beyond the trusses, and the roof is a standing seam metal roof. The bridge sides and portals are sheathed in vertical board siding; there are two square openings cut into each side.[2]
The bridge was built about 1870; it is one of two surviving 19th-century covered bridges in Hartland. (The other is the Martin's Mill Covered Bridge, also listed on the National Register.)
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The Willard Covered Bridge is on the left in this photo.
See also
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- National Register of Historic Places listings in Windsor County, Vermont
- List of Vermont covered bridges
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
References
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- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places in Windsor County, Vermont
- Covered bridges in Windsor County, Vermont
- Buildings and structures in Hartland, Vermont
- Wooden bridges in Vermont
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- Lattice truss bridges in the United States