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Chittendon
County, Vermont
(WGN
45-04-01) (WGCB VT-04-01): (1870;
rehabilitated 1993; additional work in 1994) A single-span Kingpost
truss with very rare tied arch 40' 5" over Holmes Creek.
Located: NW of Charlotte, Vermont on Lake Road. Directions:
1.4 miles west of jct. US 7 on SR 5 through Charlotte, Vermont then right
1.8 miles on Lake Road to the bridge. One of three surviving tied
arch bridges. Extensive repairs were made in 1993 by Graton Associates.
It is at the lowest elevation of all of the covered bridges in Vermont
and also one of Vermont's shortest covered bridges. It has vertical
naturally weathered plank siding and portals. The floor consists
of
2' x 6' boards laid on edge and it is covered with a corrugated tin roof.
Also known as the Holmes Creek Covered Bridge, the Holmes Covered
Bridge, the Lake Shore Covered Bridge and the Hills Bay Covered
Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on September 6, 1974. (Sep 2004) |
