Church Street Covered Bridge

Church Street Covered Bridge
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	North Branch Lamoille River aka Kelly River
Locale	Waterville, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Waterville
ID number	VT-08-13
Design	Covered, Queen post
Material	Wood
Total length	61.1 ft (18.6 m)
Width	12.2 ft (3.7 m)
Number of spans	1
Load limit	8 tons
Vertical clearance	8 ft (2.4 m)
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1877[n 1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates:	44°41′25″N 72°46′16″W / 44.69028°N 72.77111°W / 44.69028; -72.77111Coordinates: 44°41′25″N 72°46′16″W / 44.69028°N 72.77111°W / 44.69028; -72.77111
NRHP Reference#:	74000234
Added to NRHP:	December 16, 1974[1]

The Church Street Covered Bridge, also called the Village Covered Bridge,^[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the North Branch of the Lamoille River (also known as the Kelly River) in Waterville, Vermont off State Route 109 in Waterville, Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of Queenpost truss design, with an unknown builder.

Recent history

In 1967, the back wheels of a truck fell through the floor. Subsequently, steel I-beams were installed under the bridge. In 1970, the bridge survived a fire at a nearby house when firefighters hosed it down to prevent it from catching.^[3] In 2000, it was completely rebuilt.^{[n 2]}

Notes

1. ^ other sources claim completion date as 1895
2. ^ More information is needed about this rebuild.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. no date specified. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Church Street Covered Bridge
3. ^ Barna, Ed. Covered Bridges of Vermont. The Countryman Press, 1996. ISBN 0881503738