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Washington
County, Vermont
(WGN 45-12-(b ) (WGCB VT-12-(b ): (c.
1934-44) (Private) A single-span non authentic Stringer truss 9' 7"' over Curtis Brook. Located: In Calais Township in Maple Corner, Vermont, at 97 Kent Hill Road. Directions: From North Montpelier, Vermont, at the jct. of SR 14 and SR 214, go north 4.9 miles on SR 14 to Moscow Woods Road on the left in East Calais, go 2.0 miles to North Calais Road, go 1.2 miles to Kent Hill Road on the right, follow 1.7 miles to No. 97 on the right. On private property so request permission to visit. The bridge is located in the left side yard. The bridges owner indicated that the bridge was built by her late husband approximately 60 to 70 years ago. Also this is the older of the two bridges on the property (see Kent Hill Road Covered Footbridge No. 2 (WGN 45-12-g) and that the building in the background was once used to make maple sugar. The neighbors would all gather once a year and produce the syrup as a cooperative effort. "But sadly," she said, "Those days are gone forever!" The footbridge is surrounded by a lawn with, a small pond off the east southeast end. The farmhouse and the barn are downstream from the bridge. It is the shortest covered footbridge in Vermont and in all of New England. Two railroad track stringers set on rocks and cement blocks placed on the ground support the Structure. Longitudinal boarding, with scattered pieces of plywood form the floor. Gray weathered vertical boarding covers the sides and the portal. The bridge has horizontal window opening on both sides. Old weathered wood shingles cover the roof which is supported by a log post in each corner. Also known as the Floyd Fitch Covered
Footbridge No. 1. (Sep 2004) |
