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Larkin, Orange County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-09-10
County: Orange County
Township: Tunbridge
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Larkin
Crosses: First Branch, White River
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 68'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1902
Builder: Arthur C. Adams
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 55.381
Longitude: W072 27.928
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Directions: 8.1 miles north of jct VT14 in South Royalton on VT110, then 0.1 miles right on Larkin Rd.

Larkin Bridge, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT Built 1902
Bill Caswell Photo, June 1985

Larkin Bridge, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT Built 1902
Richard E. Roy Collection

Larkin Bridge, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT Built 1902
Bob Sheldon Photo, October 8, 2010

Larkin Bridge, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT Built 1902
Bill Caswell Photo, June 23, 2007

Larkin Bridge, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT Built 1902
Bill Caswell Photo, June 21, 2014

Comments:
This bridge was referred to as the Bates Bridge near John Carpenter’s sawmill as late as 1962. The first bridge built there was washed out in the spring of 1902 when the wall at one end caved in. The bridge lodged on a neighboring meadow, and some of its timbers were used in building the one which stands at the present time. According to the town report for the year ending February 14, 1903, the new bridge [Larkin] cost $473.23. This price included payment for the worker, which was about $1.50 a day, plus the lumber and other materials used. Arthur C. Adams was the foreman. This is one of the few historic covered bridges built in Vermont in the 20th century. A roof beam and several knee braces were replaced sometime prior to the installation of the standing-seam steel roof, and the replacement of several roof boards in 2002.

Sources:
"Tunbridge Society To Mark Town's 5 Covered Bridges", White River Valley Herald, Thursday, April 26, 1962, Page 6.
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 146

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