Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge

Highgate Falls, Franklin County, Vermont
Listed
March 20, 1974
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
74000213

About this property

The Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge is a historic bridge across the Missisquoi River in Highgate, Vermont. Located at the end of Mill Hill Road, it is at 215 feet (66 m) one of the longest bridges of its type in the northeastern United States. It was built in 1887, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Location

Highgate Falls, Franklin County, Vermont
44.93427, -73.04755

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 74000213. It was listed on March 20, 1974.

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATION
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Swanton Covered Railroad Bridge
Civil War
0 mi
First Congregational Church of Swanton
Early Republic
3.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Abenaki Territorial Conflict – Swanton Site
1350Pre-Columbian
3.9 mi
Raid on Swanton VT
1814Early Republic
4 mi
Rogers Rangers Raid on Missisquoi Bay
1759Colonial
5.2 mi
Rogers' Rangers Raid on Missisquoi (1757)
1757Colonial
7.8 mi
St. Albans Raid VT
1864Civil War
8.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge listed on the National Register?

Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 20, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge?

Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge?

The period of significance for Douglas & Jarvis Patent Parabolic Truss Iron Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1887.

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