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Rutland
County, Vermont
(WGN 45-11-04
#2) (WGCB VT-11-04 #2): (c. 1841; repaired 1928, 1956;
renovated 2003-04) A single-span Town lattice 114' 8" over Otter
Creek. Located: North of Proctor, Vermont off SR 3 on
Gorham Bridge Road. Directions: The bridge is 1.6 miles west
from jct. of SR 3 and Main Street in Proctor, Vermont or 1.9 miles from
the intersections of SR 3 and US 7 in Pittsford Mills, Vermont, 0.5 mile
down Gorham Bridge Road. It was washed off its abutments in the flood
of 1927 but was in good enough condition to be hauled out of the water
in 1928 and repaired. There were major repairs were made in 1956
and again in 1979, but with the exception of two distribution beams tie-bolted
under the deck timber, the bridge remained structurally the same as when
built. The bridge was closed to traffic prior to September 2002 and
when the first photographs were taken on September 8, 2003, a temporary
bridge crossed Otter Creek and the bridge was on dry ground being totally
renovated. The renovations were completed in 2004 and when photographed
again on May 17, 2005, the bridge was once again in service. Also know
as the Goodnough Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places on February 12, 1974. (Sep 2003, May 2005) |
