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Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing, Lamoille County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-08-02
County: Lamoille County
Township: Cambridge
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing
Crosses: Lamoille River
Truss type: Modified Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 153'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1887
Builder: George Washington Holmes
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 39.064
Longitude: W072 48.878
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Directions: 0.7 miles east of jct VT108 on VT15, then 0.1 miles left on Cambridge Junction Rd. At Cambridge Junction.

Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Bill Caswell Photo, March 8, 2003

Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Todd Clark Collection

Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Bill Caswell Photo, April 25, 2009

Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Bob Sheldon Photo, September 4, 2011

Cambridge Junction or Poland or Station or Kissing Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Bill Caswell Photo, October 3, 2015

Poland or Station or Cambridge Junction Bridge, Cambridge, Lamoille County, VT Built 1887
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
Closed. 16-panel truss. Named after Luke P. Poland, a Waterville lawyer who brought about the construction of the bridge. The bridge was temporarily closed in 1993 after a major structural timber was damaged after being hit by a vehicle. Complete rehabilitation of the bridge began in 2003 and was completed in 2004. However, work was suspended in November 2003 when heavy rains raised the Lamoille River to within 14" of the center of the steel scaffolding supporting the bridge. During reconstruction, most of the truss timbers, including the chords and the roof structure, with the exception of some roof boards, were salvaged. A new standing-seam steel roof installed to replace the older corrugated metal one. The bridge was damaged by floodwaters in July 2023. Repairs were being made during the summer and fall of 2024. Although closed to motor vehicle traffic, the bridge is still open to pedestrians. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974.

Source:
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 143

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