Paper Mill Village Bridge
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The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge,[1] is a wooden covered bridge that carries Murphy Road across the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont. Built in 1889, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[2]
Description and history
The Paper Mill Village Bridge is located adjacent to a former paper mill building, located on the south side of State Route 67A, just south of the campus of Bennington College, northwest of downtown Bennington. It is a single-span Town lattice truss structure, Script error: No such module "convert". long and Script error: No such module "convert". wide, with a roadway width of Script error: No such module "convert". (one lane). It rests on stone abutments that have been partially faced in concrete. The sides are clad in vertical board siding, while the portal ends are finished in horizontal flushboard siding. The side walls only rise part of the way to the roof, which shelters the upper portions of the trusses. A number of the truss members have been doubled to strengthen them, and there are also additional floor beams.[3]
The Paper Mill Bridge was built in 1889 by Charles F. Sears, whose family was prominent in the local bridge-building business. The bridge, which is the longest covered bridge in Bennington County, is similar in design to the nearby Silk Covered Bridge, whose design is sometimes attributed to Sears' father Benjamin.[3][4] [5] It was rebuilt in 2000.[5]
See also
- List of covered bridges in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Bennington County, Vermont
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
References
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External links
- Visitor Information: Paper Mill Village Bridge — Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce
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- Buildings and structures in Bennington, Vermont
- Bridges completed in 1889
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- Wooden bridges in Vermont
- Bridges in Bennington County, Vermont
- Tourist attractions in Bennington County, Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places in Bennington County, Vermont
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
- Lattice truss bridges in the United States
- 1889 establishments in Vermont