About
The Grist Mill Covered Bridge carries Canyon Road across the Brewster River in Cambridge, south of the village of Jeffersonville and a short way east of Canyon Road's junction with Vermont Route 108. It is a single-span Burr arch bridge about 85 feet long, built around 1872, and it is open to vehicles.
History
The builder is not known. The bridge takes its name from a grist mill that once stood nearby, and it has also been called the Scott, Bryant and Canyon Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 13, 1974.
A 2001 engineering study found that the bridge needed rehabilitation to improve its load rating. Blow & Cote Contractors began the work in May 2004, and the bridge reopened to traffic on October 13, 2004.
Design
The Burr arch truss pairs laminated timber arches with a multiple kingpost truss. The Grist Mill bridge is one of nine documented surviving Burr arch bridges in Vermont and one of three in Cambridge.
Visiting
The bridge is on Canyon Road in Cambridge and is open to vehicles, with a 5-ton load limit.
Sources: Grist Mill Covered Bridge, Wikipedia
Photo: Mfwills, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Location
Canyon Road, Cambridge, VermontSimilar Bridges in category
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