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Worrall, Windham County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-13-10
County: Windham County
Township: Rockingham
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Worrall
Crosses: Williams River
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 83'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1868
Builder: Sanford Granger
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 12.706
Longitude: W072 32.137
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Directions: 4.3 miles southeast of jct VT11 and Chester on VT103, then 0.2 miles left on Williams Rd. South of Bartonsville.

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Richard E. Roy Collection

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, March 16, 2010

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, September 26, 2010

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, October 15, 2011

Worrall Bridge, Rockingham, Windham County, VT Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, June 15, 2020

Comments:
This bridge was built in 1868 and survived the major flood of 1869. This one was built without the secondary chords used in other bridges built by Sanford Granger. As a result, the bridge has needed reinforcement over the years. It was restored in 2010.

Sources:
Allen, Richard S. & Morse Victor. Windham County's Famous Covered Bridges, 1960, page 22
Nelson, Joseph C.. Spanning Time - Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1997, pages 178-179
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 56
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 151

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