National Register of Historic Places

Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge

West Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont
Listed
September 9, 1974
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
74000386

About this property

The Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge, also known as the Station Bridge and by various other names, was a historic wooden covered bridge spanning Otter Creek between Cornwall and Salisbury, Vermont. The Town lattice truss bridge was built in 1864-1865 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It was destroyed by fire in September 2016. The Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge stood in a rural area of southeastern Cornwall and western Salisbury, connecting Cornwall's Swamp Road with Salisbury's Creek Road. The bridge was a Town lattice truss structure, built as a single span 153.5 feet (46.8 m) long. It rested on abutments of marble that had were faced in concrete, and was supported near its center by a concrete pier added in 1969. The bridge was 18.5 feet (5.6 m) wide, with a roadway width of 14 feet (4.3 m) (one lane). Its exterior was finished in vertical board siding, which extended a short way on the inside of each portal. The portal openings were shaped as elliptical arches, and it was capped by a metal roof. Built in 1864-65, the bridge was one of Vermont's few covered bridges which spanned town lines, and was the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in both Cornwall and Salisbury. Refurbished in 2007-2008, the bridge was severely damaged by fire on September 10, 2016. National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont

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West Salisbury, Addison County, Vermont
43.91839, -73.17401

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Nearby Battles

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When was Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge listed on the National Register?

Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 9, 1974.

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Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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