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The Middle Covered Bridge
Woodstock, VT
WGN Number: 45-14-15
Middle Covered Bridge
Middle Covered Bridge
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997

Woodstock's Middle Bridge is the first public covered bridge built by the State of Vermont since 1889. Builder Milton Graton constructed his masterpiece near the crossing, then had it pulled across the river by Ben and Jo, a team of oxen, in July 1969.

Middle Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
Town: Woodstock
Location: Union Street
Crossing: Ottauquechee River
Date: 1969
Builder: Milton Graton
Truss Type: Plank-lattice
Truss Length: 125 feet
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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