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Lamoille
County, Vermont
(WGN 45-08-08 #2)
(WGCB VT-08-08 #2): (1872; reconstructed 1960, 1993; renovated
c. 1995; reconstructed 2002) A single-span Queenpost
truss 63' over the Gihon River. Located: In the town of Johnson,
Vermont on School Street. Directions: From jct. of SR 15 and
SR 100C in Johnson, Vermont, go north on SR 100C 0.3 miles and left on
School Street to the bridge. The bridge was reconstructed in 1960,
at a cost of $3,600.00, which included rebuilding its abutments and again
in 1993 because it developed a sag. The 1993 reconstruction included
the replacement of many truss timbers. Circa 1995 steel I-beams stringers
were installed beneath the flooring. On March 8, 2000 it was destroyed
when the roof collapsed under the weight of snow and its sides fell outwards
into the river below. Reconstruction was completed 2002. The
bridge was built when the town extended School Street across the Gihon
River to connect with the road to North Hyde Park. Its present name
comes from the Hydroelectric generation station (still standing) built
in 1895 upstream of the bridge. Dark weathered, vertical, tongue
and groove boarding covers the sides and portals. There are three
opposing window openings with small window boxes on each window sill along
each side and it is open under the eaves for ventilation. The red
painted standing-seam steel roof and the gables project beyond the entrances
providing additional weather protection for the interior. Also known
as the
School Street Covered Bridge, the Johnson Covered Bridge,
the Powerhouse Covered Bridge and the Power Plant Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9,
1974. (Oct 2003) |
