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Lamoille
County, Vermont
(WGN
45-08-06) (WGCB VT-08-06): (1890;
reinforced 1971-72; restored 1995; new roof c. 2001)
A single-span Queenpost truss 70' 5" over the North Branch of the Lamoille
River. Located: North of Waterville, Vermont on Back Road.
Directions: From jct. SR 109 and Lapland Road in Waterville, Vermont,
take SR 109 north 1.5 miles just past a concrete-and-steel bridge and turn
left onto Back Road 0.4 mile to the bridge. After an accident on
November 30, 1971 when a local contractor's snow plow broke through the
deck, four steel beams were added in 1972 followed by new concrete abutments.
Timbers in chords and Queenpost braces were replaced in 1995 by Paul Ide
and bridge restorer Jan Lewandoski. The original trusses were repaired
in 1995. Circa 2001, the present standing-seam steel roof was installed.
Gray weathered vertical boards, cover the portals and sides slightly weathered
on the upstream side. There are small window opening centered on
each side and it is open under the eaves for ventilation. The floor consists
of 2' x 6' boards set on edge and its steel roof is painted green.
The name Mill Bridge comes from the presence of a Tub Factory upstream
and a Lumber Mill downstream. Also known as the Junction Covered
Bridge (named for the community of Belvidere Junction to the south),
the Lower Covered Bridge, the Lumber Mill Covered Bridge (named
for the lumber mill that was located downstream its ruins may still be
seen on the northeast embankment) and the Montgomery Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19,
1974. (Sep 2004) |
