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Lamoille
County, Vermont
(WGN
45-08-06) (WGCB VT-08-06): (c.
1877; reconstructed 1960; new roof c. 2001) A single-span
Queenpost truss 62' 1" over the North Branch of the Lamoille River.
Located: North of Waterville, Vermont on Codding Hollow Road.
Directions: From jct. SR 109 and Lapland Road in Waterville, Vermont,
take SR 109 north 1.7 miles then right onto Codding Hollow Road 0.1 mile
to the bridge. In 1960. after an accident involving a local
contractor's gravel filled dump truck which fell through the floor, the
bridge was reconstructed with a independent roadway reinforced with four
steel beams. Circa 2001 a new steel roof was installed. The
bridge provides the only access to the farms and dwellings in Codding Hollow.
The sign on the bridge's portal declaring it the "Kissing Bridge" was placed
there, in the 1950's, as a prank, by an out-of-towner. The prank
has since become a local tradition. Gray weathered vertical tongue
and groove boarding covers the sides, portals and weather panels, open
under the eaves for ventilation. The green painted steel roof and
the gables project beyond the entrances providing additional weather protection
for the interior. Also known as the Kissing Covered Bridge,
the Codding Hollow Covered Bridge, the Jaynes Covered Bridge
(after the family who lived near the bridge when it was constructed) and
the Upper Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places on October 1, 1974. (Sep 2004) |
