About
The Schoolhouse Covered Bridge, also called the Old Schoolhouse Bridge, stands beside South Wheelock Road in Lyndon, just south of the road it once carried. It spans the South Wheelock Branch of the Passumpsic River. It is a single-span bridge 42 feet long. It has been closed to vehicles since 1973 and is open to pedestrians only.
History
Dale Travis's list and the Wikipedia list date the bridge to 1879, while the Wikipedia article gives 1871. It stayed in road service until 1973 and has carried only pedestrians since. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 31, 1971.
Design
Dale Travis's list and the Wikipedia list record a queenpost truss, while the Wikipedia article describes it as a kingpost. A queenpost truss uses two vertical posts joined by a horizontal beam, while a kingpost uses a single central post. Travis notes a pedestrian walkway on the north side; the southern walkway has been removed.
Visiting
The bridge is next to South Wheelock Road and can be walked but not driven.
Sources: Old Schoolhouse Bridge (Wikipedia), Dale J. Travis Vermont covered bridge list, List of covered bridges in Vermont
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Location
South Wheelock Road, Lyndon, VermontSimilar Bridges in category
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