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Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green, Bennington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-02-01
County: Bennington County
Township: Arlington
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green
Crosses: Batten Kill
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 80'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1852
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 06.261
Longitude: W073 13.220
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Directions: 2.4 miles east of NY State line on VT313 (Battenkill Rd.), then just right on Covered Bridge Rd.

Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green Bridge, Arlington, Bennington County, VT Built 1852
Bill Caswell Photo, April 28, 2012

Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green Bridge, Arlington, Bennington County, VT Built 1852
Bill Caswell Photo, December 2006

Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green Bridge, Arlington, Bennington County, VT Built 1852
Bill Caswell Photo, April 28, 2012

Bridge at the Green or Arlington Green Bridge, Arlington, Bennington County, VT Built 1852
Richard E. Roy Collection

Bridge at the Green or Arlington Bridge, Arlington, Bennington County, VT Built 1852
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
This bridge sits at the entrance to the homestead of Norman Rockwell. It was blown off its abutments and toppled into the Batten Kill when it was still the "New Bridge." Being too heavy to be lifted back it was taken apart and rebuilt, then tied to the banks by iron rods. The roof was replaced in 1974 at a cost of $1,267.50. In 1979, the structure had major repairs done including jacking and shoring of the superstructure, adding floor beams, replacing the floor, repairing the abutments and the lower chord, and the repair or replacement of some truss members for the sum of $74,920.50. Stabilizing guy wires were added in 1987. Some siding boards were replaced and it was repainted barn red in 1992 for $1,700. The decking, some knee braces, damaged gable siding and some truss members were repaired in October 1994. At the same time a new standing seam steel roof was installed at a cost of $60,430.00. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1973.

Sources:
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 14
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 138