Howe Covered Bridge

Howe Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Belknap Brook Rd., across the First Branch White River, Tunbridge, Vermont
Coordinates	43°51′53″N 72°29′58″W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1879 (1879)
Architectural style	multiple Kingpost truss
NRHP reference No.	74000241[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1974

The Howe Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Belknap Brook Road across the White River in Tunbridge, Vermont, just east of Vermont Route 110. Built in 1879, it is one of five surviving bridges in the town, one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

Description and history

The Howe Covered Bridge is located in southern Tunbridge, just east of Vermont 110 on Belknap Brook Road. It is a single-span multiple Kingpost truss structure, 75 feet (23 m), resting on dry laid stone abutments. It has a roadway width of 13 feet (4.0 m) (one lane) and a total width of 15.5 feet (4.7 m). The abutments are extended upriver by concrete wingwalls. The trusses are formed of timbers bolted together, with vertical iron rods providing additional stability. The exterior is finished in vertical board siding, and is topped by a gabled metal roof. The portal ends are also finished in vertical board siding, which extends partway along the inside to shelter the truss ends.^[2]

The bridge was built about 1879; its builder is unknown. It is one of five surviving bridges in Tunbridge, which, along with another in nearby Chelsea, form a remarkable concentration of 19th-century covered bridges in the state.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
• List of Vermont covered bridges
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Howe Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-23. with photos from 1974

External links

Media related to First Branch Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons