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Randall or Old Burrington or Sawmill, Caledonia County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-03-07
County: Caledonia County
Township: Lyndon
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Randall or Old Burrington or Sawmill
Crosses: East Branch Passumpsic River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 68'
Roadway Width: 14.4'
Built: 1865
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N44 33.211
Longitude: W071 58.168
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.7 miles north of jct US5 on VT114, then 180 feet right on bypassed section of Burrington Bridge Rd. Northeast of Lyndonville.

Randall or Old Barrington or Sawmill Bridge, Lyndon, Caledonia County, VT Built 1865 or 1872
Bill Caswell Photo, November 2007

Randall or Old Barrington or Sawmill Bridge, Lyndon, Caledonia County, VT Built 1865 or 1872
Bill Caswell Photo, March 3, 2014

Randall or Old Barrington or Sawmill Bridge, Lyndon, Caledonia County, VT Built 1865 or 1872
Richard E. Roy Collection

Randall or Old Barrington or Sawmill Bridge, Lyndon, Caledonia County, VT Built 1865
Bob Sheldon Photo, September 10, 2011

Randall or Old Barrington Bridge, Lyndon, Caledonia County, VT Built 1865
Todd Clark Collection

Comments:
6-panel truss. Closed to motor vehicles. An 1872 construction date has also been suggested. A new steel and concrete bridge was built to bypass the covered bridge in 1965. The Ruggles and Randall Bridges look very similar and are easy to confuse in photographs. When comparing photos, note that the Ruggles Bridge has slightly shorter side boards.

Sources:
Nelson, Joseph C.. Spanning Time - Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1997, Pages 108-109
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 140