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The Spade Farm Covered Bridge
North Ferrisburgh, VT
WGN Number: 45-01-02
Spade Farm Covered Bridge
Spade Farm Covered Bridge
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997

Justin Miller's bridge came to the Spade Farm from Lewis Creek in 1958, seven years after the Museum Bridge came to Shelburne. It served as an attraction for a popular resturaunt that once did business here. Bridge historian Richard Sanders Allen dated this bridge circa 1850.

Spade Farm Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
Town: North Ferrisburgh
Location: Route 7
Crossing: None
Date: 1824
Builder: Justin Miller
Truss Type: Plank-lattice
Truss Length: 85 feet 6 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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