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Cedar Swamp 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 cedarswamp.notes.htm

Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007 Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007
Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007 Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007
Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007 Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007
Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007 Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007
Swamp Road Bridge. Photo by Don Shall October 3, 2007
*Don Shall is a member
of the Cornwall Historical Society

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Joe Nelson, P.O Box 267, Jericho, VT 05465-0267
This file posted 10/06/2007