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The Lincoln Covered Bridge
Woodstock, VT
WGN Number: 45-14-13
Lincoln Covered Bridge
Lincoln Covered Bridge
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997

The Lincoln Bridge uses what is thought to be a rare example of the Pratt truss constructed in wood. The bridge deck is suspended from a laminated wooden arch by crossed steel rods.

Lincoln Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
Town: Woodstock
Location: Fletcher Hill Road
Crossing: Ottauquechee River
Date: 1865
Builder: R. W. & B. H. Pinney
Truss Type: Pratt arch
Truss Length: 135 feet 10 inches
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 1989
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Joe Nelson, P.O Box 267, Jericho, VT 05465-0267 This file posted 03/07/2014

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