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Jones or West, Windham County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-13-08x
County: Windham County
Township: Rockingham
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Jones or West
Crosses: Saxtons River
Truss type: Queen pony
Spans: 1
Length: 89'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1870
Builder: Albert S. Granger
When Lost: 1964
Cause: Razed
Latitude: N43 08.48
Longitude: W072 32.37
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Directions: Between Saxtons River and Cambridgeport.

Jones or West Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1870 Lost 1964
Richard E. Roy Collection

Jones or West Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1870 Razed 1964
Todd Clark Collection

Jones or West Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1870 Razed 1964
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, September 15, 1940, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The road runs a quarter-mile off VT121 and over the bridge to two houses. The bridge was built by A.S. Granger, son of Sanford Granger. The roof collapsed in 1963 and the bridge was torn down the following year. The truss appears to have been initially a queenpost pony truss with additional bracing added above the truss at a later date. There are interior photos showing one side with this enhancement and another with it on both sides.

Sources:
Clough, Philip & Betsy. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1959, page 79
Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, pages 25-26
National Society For the Preservation of Covered Bridges. Covered Bridge Topics, Volume XXXIX, No. 3, Summer 1981, page 14.
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 57