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Lord's Creek (relocated), Orleans County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-10-01
County: Orleans County
Township: Irasburg
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Lord's Creek (relocated)
Crosses: Black River
Truss type: Paddleford
Spans: 1
Length: 50'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1881 (M1958)
Builder: John D. Colton
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 48.992
Longitude: W072 15.987
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Directions: 0.5 miles east of jct VT14 on VT58, then 0.8 miles left on left side of Covered Bridge Rd.

Lord's Creek Bridge, Irasbug, Orleans County, VT Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, March 9, 2013

Lord's Creek Bridge, Irasbug, Orleans County, VT Built 1881
Richard E. Roy Collection

Lord's Creek Bridge, Irasbug, Orleans County, VT Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, March 9, 2013

Lord's Creek Bridge (original location), Irasbug, Orleans County, VT Built 1881
Richard Sanders Allen Photo, NSPCB Archives

Lord's Creek (original location) Bridge, Irasburg, Orleans County, VT Built 1881 Moved 1958
Todd Clark Collection

Lord's Creek (original location) Bridge, Irasburg, Orleans County, VT Built 1881 Moved 1958
Margaret Foster Photo, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
8-panel Paddleford truss. This is a privately owned bridge. The bridge is named for the waterway it originally spanned. In 1957, its abutments were washed out and it was bypassed by a new concrete and steel bridge. The abandoned bridge was moved to its present location by dairy farmer Joseph Leblond to provide access to his farm property. Since being relocated several repairs have been made to the flooring and the floor beams. Its sides and portals are uncovered.

Sources:
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 116
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 146

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