Spaulding Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Spaulding Bridge

Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
Listed
January 11, 2006
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05001522

About this property

The Spaulding Bridge is a historic Parker pony truss bridge carrying Mill Street across the Black River in Cavendish, Vermont. Built in 1905, it is one of the state's few surviving examples of a metal truss bridge built before state aid and standardization of bridge types became widespread in Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Cavendish, Windsor County, Vermont
43.38253, -72.60818

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 05001522. It was listed on January 11, 2006.

Categories

TRANSPORTATIONENGINEERING
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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

Cavendish Universalist Church
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Glimmerstone
Early Republic
0.2 mi
Iron Bridge at Howard Hill Road
Civil War
2.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Fort Number Four Attack 1744
1744Colonial
11 mi
Fort Number Four Siege 1747
1747Colonial
11 mi
Battle of Fort Number Four 1747
1747Colonial
13.8 mi
Raid on Charlestown (NH, 1754)
1754Colonial
13.9 mi
Defense of Fort Number 4 (1754)
1754Colonial
13.9 mi

Questions about this property

When was Spaulding Bridge listed on the National Register?

Spaulding Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Spaulding Bridge?

Spaulding Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Spaulding Bridge?

The period of significance for Spaulding Bridge is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1905.

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