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Lumber Mill or Lower, Lamoille County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-08-06
County: Lamoille County
Township: Belvidere
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Lumber Mill or Lower
Crosses: North Branch Lamoille River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 71'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1895
Builder: Lewis Robinson
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 44.618
Longitude: W072 44.491
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Directions: 6.5 miles west of jct VT118 on VT109, then 0.5 miles right on Back Rd. West of Belvidere Center.

Lumber Mill or Lower Bridge, Belvidere, Lamoille County, VT Built 1895
Bill Caswell Photo, March 9, 2013

Lumber Mill or Lower Bridge, Belvidere, Lamoille County, VT Built 1895
Richard E. Roy Collection

Lumber Mill or Lower Bridge, Belvidere, Lamoille County, VT Built 1895
Bill Caswell Photo, April 25, 2009

Comments:
After an accident on November 30, 1971 when a local contractor's snow plow broke through the deck, four steel beams were added followed by new concrete abutments. Timbers in chords and Queenpost braces were replaced in 1995 by Paul Ide and bridge restorer Jan Lewandoski. The original trusses were repaired in 1995. Circa 2001, the present standing-seam steel roof was installed. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974.

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

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