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Lamoille
County, Vermont
(WGN
45-08-14) (WGCB VT-08-14): (1887;
repaired 1969; reconstructed in 1971; renovated c. 1996; repaired
1997) A single-span Queenpost truss 70' 2" over the North Branch
of the Lamoille River (sometimes called the Kelly River). Located:
North of Waterville, Vermont off SR 109 on Montgomery Road. Directions:
From jct. SR 109 and Lapland Road in Waterville, Vermont, take SR 109 north
1.2 miles then right on Montgomery Road to the bridge less than 0.1 mile
from SR 109. In early January 1969, snow drifted 5 feet deep on one
side of the roof, and the bridge started to shift sideways. Wilmer
Locke wrenched it back into shape and added knee braces and two traverse
iron rods across the bridge's top. Then on August 11, 1971
an asphalt truck crashed through the floor the bridge. After the
second incident, the bridge was reconstructed with an independent roadway,
reinforced with four steel beams. Renovated in 1996 to include
replacing all siding and the roof support posts as well as roof beams and
knee braces inside the portals. In 1997 the concrete at the entrance
was repaired. Vertical boarding covers the
sides, portals and narrow weather panels, open under the eaves for ventilation.
The floor has crosswise planking without runners and it has a galvanized
corrugated steel roof. It was named for the Dallas Montgomery farm.
Also known as the Lower Covered Bridge, the Potter Covered Bridge
(for nearby resident Luke Potter), the Dallas Covered Bridge and
the Middle Covered Bridge (middle bridge of three covered bridges
in the area over the North Branch of the Lamoille River). It was
listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 18, 1974.
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