swamprd bridge A Pictorial Status Report by Don Shall* Repairs to the Cedar Swamp Bridge are underway by Alpine Construction, of Stillwater, N.Y., Jim Ligon, construction foreman. Cedar Swamp Bridge, WGN 45-01-01, was built in 1865 using a Town truss to cross Otter Creek between the towns of Cornwall and Salisbury to access a railroad depot in Salisbury. The 136-foot bridge was one of the longest single spans in Vermont until 1969, when a mid-stream pier was constructed. Both towns shareownership of the bridge, variously known as the Cedar Swamp Road Bridge, Station Bridge, and Salisbury Station Bridge. For a history of the bridge and an engineering assesment with photos, go to
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