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Fairfax, VT
WGN Number: 45-06-02
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Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997 |
With an inside clearance of seventeen feet, the Maple Street Bridge is one of the widest in the state. After being brought back to its abutments after the 1927 flood, it was thought by some that the bridge was reinstalled with its original east end facing west, which makes it seem to lean.
| Town: | Fairfax |
| Location: | Maple Street |
| Crossing: | Mill Brook |
| Date: | 1865 |
| Builder: | Kingsbury & Stone |
| Truss Type: | Plank-lattice |
| Truss Length: | 56 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