About
The Salmond Covered Bridge carries Henry Gould Road over Sherman Brook in Weathersfield, beside a park. The multiple kingpost truss bridge has a truss length of 53 feet and a span of 46.9 feet. It carries vehicle traffic, with a posted 6 ton weight limit.
History
James F. Tasker built the bridge, which originally crossed the Black River near Stoughton Pond. Covered Spans of Yesteryear and Wikipedia date it to 1875, and the Vermont Covered Bridge Society gives 1880. In 1959 it was moved to a spot beside Vermont Route 131 in Amsden to clear the Weathersfield and Springfield flood control area, and for more than two decades it served as a storage shed for the Town of Weathersfield. In the mid-1980s the Committee for the Restoration of the Salmond Covered Bridge pushed for its restoration, and townspeople voted to restore it and move it. On October 26, 1986, Wright Construction of Mount Holly dismantled, moved and reassembled the bridge at its present site.
Design
The bridge uses a multiple kingpost truss, a series of vertical posts with diagonal braces between them. The deck is 15.4 feet wide.
Visiting
The bridge is on Henry Gould Road in Weathersfield, beside a park. It is open to vehicles under a 6 ton limit.
Sources: Salmond Covered Bridge (Vermont Covered Bridge Society), Salmond Covered Bridge (Covered Spans of Yesteryear), List of covered bridges in Vermont (Wikipedia)
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