About
The Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge carries Greenbanks Hollow Road over Joes Brook in southern Danville. Greenbanks Hollow Road is a minor through road between Danville and Peacham. The bridge is a single-span queenpost truss about 74 feet long and 16.5 feet wide, with a 15-foot roadway carrying one lane of traffic. It is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in Danville.
History
The bridge was built in 1886; its builder is not known. Vermont historian Herbert Congdon wrote that it was first built uncovered and that the roof was added later. The original stone northern abutment collapsed and was rebuilt. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1974, and was substantially rebuilt in 2002.
Design
The queenpost truss uses two vertical posts joined by a horizontal beam. The western truss is 73 feet long and the eastern truss is 1.5 feet longer. The bridge has a metal gabled roof with broad eaves, and its sides are sheathed to about half height.
Visiting
The bridge is on Greenbanks Hollow Road and is open to one lane of vehicle traffic.
Sources: Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), List of covered bridges in Vermont
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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