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Martin's Mill or Martinsville, Windsor County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-14-01
County: Windsor County
Township: Hartland
Town/Village: Martinsville
Bridge Name: Martin's Mill or Martinsville
Crosses: Lull's Brook
Truss type: Town
Spans: 1
Length: 135'
Roadway Width:
Built: 1881
Builder: James F. Tasker
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N43 31.944
Longitude: W072 23.761
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Directions: 0.4 miles north of jct I-91 (Exit 9) on US5, then 0.6 miles right on Martinsville Rd.

Martin's Mill or Martinsville Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, April 27, 1985

Martin's Mill or Martinsville Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Built 1881
Richard E. Roy Collection

Martin's Mill or Martinsville Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, January 26, 2009

Martin's Mill or Martinsville Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, September 25, 2010

Comments:
The bridge was built at a point where the old Connecticut River Turnpike crossed the deep ravine of Lull's Brook for $1600. It once had a spring-fed wooden conduit running through it lengthwise to carry water to Martin's Mill on the south bank. The remains of Martin's sawmill and lumber business remain along the south bank of the brook. In 1979 distribution beams were tie-bolted under the deck, diagonal steel sway braces were installed, and steel cables were added for lateral support.

Sources:
Allen, Richard Sanders. Rare Old Covered Bridges of Windsor County, VT, 1962, page 19
Nelson, Joseph C.. Spanning Time - Vermont's Covered Bridges, 1997, pages 163-164
Conwill, Joseph D.. Images of America - Vermont Covered Bridges, 2004, page 66
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 151