About
The Green River Covered Bridge stands in the small village of Green River in the far western part of Guilford. It carries Green River Road over the Green River, a tributary of the Deerfield and Connecticut Rivers, at its junction with Jacksonville Stage Road. The single-span Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1870 and has a truss length of 104 feet. It is open to vehicles.
History
Marcus Worden built the bridge in 1870 to replace an earlier span lost in the 1869 flood. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1973. The Green River Timber Crib Dam beside it, which dates to the early 1800s, is also listed. In 2014 the wing walls and abutments were repaired, and further structural problems were found and deferred. In 2016 Wright Construction Company straightened the structure, replaced the floor deck, some floor beams and one lower chord piece, added two sister lattices, and replaced the asphalt shingles with a standing seam roof.
Design
The bridge uses the Town lattice truss patented by Ithiel Town, in which the trusses are built of large planks set in a crisscross web. Its floor has been reinforced with laminated beams, and the sides are clad in vertical board siding. The roadway is 15 feet wide.
Visiting
The bridge is on Green River Road at its junction with Jacksonville Stage Road in western Guilford. It carries vehicle traffic.
Sources: Green River Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), Green River Covered Bridge (Vermont Covered Bridge Society)
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Location
Green River Road, Guilford, VermontSimilar Bridges in category
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