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Union Village, Orange County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-09-05
County: Orange County
Township: Thetford
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Union Village
Crosses: Ompompanoosuc River
Truss type: Multiple King Variation
Spans: 1
Length: 111'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1867
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 47.322
Longitude: W072 15.246
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Directions: 2.4 miles northwest of jct US5 on VT132, then 0.5 miles right on Academy Rd. at Union Village.

Union Village Bridge, Thetford, Orange County, VT Built 1867
Bill Caswell Photo (1984)

Union Village Bridge, Thetford, Orange County, VT Built 1867
Bill Caswell Photo, August 8, 2010

Union Village Bridge, Thetford, Orange County, VT Built 1867
Bill Caswell Photo, April 14, 2014

Comments:
This is the longest multiple kingpost bridge in Vermont. 16-panel truss. The timber deck was replaced and distribution beams and steel knee braces were added in the 1970's. It still has some of its original dry stone abutment work (though capped with concrete in the 1970s) on the west side. Restoration began in April 2002 and has been completed at a cost of $609,213. During the restoration, they salvaged the trusses, the chords and some roof timbers as well as adding glue-laminated stringers beneath the flooring. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1974.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 145

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