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Orange
County, Vermont
(WGN
45-09-05) (WGCB VT-09-05): (1867;
renovated c. 1970; restored 2002) A single-span multiple Kingpost
with Kingpost arch truss 111' over the Ompompanoosuc River.
Located: At Union Village, Vermont on Academy Road. Directions:
From jct. US 5 and SR 132, take SR 132 northwest 2.4 miles to a fork.
Take the right fork, Academy Road, 0.3 mile to bridge on the right.
The timber deck was replaced and distribution beams and steel knee braces
were added in the 1970's. It still has some of its original dry stone
abutment work (though capped with concrete in the 1970s) on the west side.
Restoration began in April 2002 and has been completed at a cost of $609,213.
During the restoration, they salvaged the trusses, the chords and
some roof timbers as well as adding glue-laminated stringers beneath the
flooring. Unpainted vertical boarding covers the sides, portals and
weather panels. There are three large horizontal
window openings covered with heavy wire-mesh grills opposing along each
side. The floor has longitudinal planks, placed on edge, and
its standing-seam copper roof and gables project beyond the entrances to
provide additional weather protection for the interior. It is the
longest multiple Kingpost span in the state. Also known as the Clogston
Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on September 17, 1974. (Sep 2004) |
