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Moseley or Stony Brook, Washington County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-12-07
County: Washington County
Township: Northfield
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Moseley or Stony Brook
Crosses: Stony Brook
Truss type: King
Spans: 1
Length: 37'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1899
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 07.221
Longitude: W072 41.352
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Directions: 1.6 miles southwest of jct VT12 on VT12A and 0.8 miles right on Stony Brook Rd. to bridge (stay left at fork).

Moseley or Stony Bridge, Northfield, Washington County, VT Built 1899
Bill Caswell Photo, October 2007

Moseley or Stony Bridge, Northfield, Washington County, VT Built 1899
Bill Caswell Photo, May 11, 1985

Moseley or Stony Bridge, Northfield, Washington County, VT Built 1899
Richard E. Roy Collection

Moseley or Stony Brook Bridge, Northfield, Washington County, VT Built 1899
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
This is the youngest historic Kingpost covered bridge on a public highway in Vermont. The Kingposts only come part of the way up the bridges sides. Further, unlike most of Vermont's other Kingpost structures, it actually has wooden Kingposts not augmented, replaced by or constructed with iron rods. In 1971 five steel I-beam stringers were added, among other repairs, during a major renovation. In 1978 the bridge had its siding repaired and received a new coat of barn red paint. Its original granite abutments were faced with concrete in 1990. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1974.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 148