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Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-14
County: Washington County
Township: Waitsfield
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy
Crosses: Mad River
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 105'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1833
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 11.362
Longitude: W072 49.409
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Directions: 320 feet east of VT100 and main intersection in Waitsfield on Bridge St.

Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy Bridge, Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Built 1833
Bill Caswell Photo (1987)

Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy Bridge, Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Built 1833
Richard E. Roy Collection

Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy Bridge, Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Built 1833
Bob Sheldon Photo, September 6, 2011

Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy Bridge, Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Built 1833
Bill Caswell Photo, April 6, 2019

Village or Big Eddy or Great Eddy Bridge, Waitsfield, Washington County, VT Built 1833
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
12-panel truss. The Big Eddy Bridge was built in 1833 to replace a bridge lost during a freshet in 1830. A sidewalk was added in 1938 (Per The Waterbury Record of March 16, 1938). Milton Graton and sons restored the bridge in 1973. In 1989, the floor was re-decked and distribution beams were added. The bridge’s name comes from the eddy formed by the bedrock under the north abutment which juts out into the stream.

Sources:
The Waterbury Record, March 16, 1938.
Nelson, Joseph C.. Spanning Time - Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1997, Page 122
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 85
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 149

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