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Old Hollow or Miller (original location), Addison County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-01-02
County: Addison County
Township: Ferrisburgh
Town/Village: North Ferrisburgh
Bridge Name: Old Hollow or Miller (original location)
Crosses: Lewis Creek
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 85'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1850s
Builder: Justin Miller
When Lost: 1958
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N44 14.255
Longitude: W073 13.902
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Old Hollow or Spade or Old Covered Bridge Farm Bridge (relocated location), Ferrisburgh, Addison County, VT Built 1850s (M1958)
Bill Caswell Photo (1987)

Old Hollow or Old Covered Bridge Farm Bridge (original location), Ferrisburgh, Addison County, VT, built 1850s
Richard E. Roy Collection

Old Hollow or Spade or Old Covered Bridge Farm Bridge (relocated location), Ferrisburgh, Addison County, VT Built 1850s (M1958)
Bill Caswell Photo, September 26, 2009

Old Hollow or Spade or Old Covered Bridge Farm Bridge (during relocation), Ferrisburgh, Addison County, VT Built 1850s (M1958)
C. Ernest Walker Photo, Todd Clark Collection

Old Hollow or Spade or Old Covered Bridge Farm Bridge (during relocation), Ferrisburgh, Addison County, VT Built 1850s (M1958)
Photo Courtesy Carolyn Cipperly, Granddaughter of Ralph (Sam) Spade

Comments:
Per the Green Mountain Freeman (Montpelier), September 13, 1876, the bridge had been repaired. Per The Enterprise and Vermonter (Vergennes), October 19, 1916, the covered bridge in North Ferrisburg was known as Miller bridge at the time. In 1958, this privately owned bridge was moved to its present location from North Ferrisburg, Vermont where it crossed Lewis Creek. A sign on the bridge indicates it was built 1824 however, covered bridge expert Richard Sanders Allen felt it was more likely built in the 1850's.

Sources:
Green Mountain Freeman (Montpelier), September 13, 1876.
The Enterprise and Vermopnter (Vergennes), October 19, 1916.
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XVI No. 2, July 1958, page 7
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, pages 39-40
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 137

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