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North Hartland (Evarts Station), Windsor County

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Inventory Number: VT/45-14-64x
County: Windsor County
Township: Hartland
Town/Village: North Hartland
Bridge Name: North Hartland (Evarts Station)
Crosses: Ottauquechee River
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length:
Roadway Width:
Built: bef 1855
Builder:
When Lost: 1938
Cause: Replaced
Latitude: N43 35.618
Longitude: W072 21.021
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Directions: 0.3 miles south of Hartland-Quechee Rd and under I-91 on US5, then 0.5 miles left on Mill Rd. East edge of North Hartland. Twin to VT-14-02.

North Hartland Twin Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Lost 1938
Richard E. Roy Collection

North Hartland Twin Bridge, Hartland, Windsor County, VT Replaced 1938
Louis B. Puffer Collection

Comments:
North Hartland was previously known as Evarts Station. Per the Spirit of the Age (Woodstock), March 15, 1855, The Old Charles Willard Farm and other properties at North Hartland were for sale by David Sumner and the description of the farm included the upper covered bridge on the old Turnpike leading from North Hartland to White River (Hartford Village). This information demonstrates that the VT/45-14-63 covered bridge was in place before this time and that the lower covered bridges for the woolen mill were also likely in place. The Vermont Standard (Woodstock), November 24, 1938 carried a notice of a special town meeting in the Town of Hartland for voters to assemble "To see it the Town will vote to construct a bridge across the Ottauquechee River at North Hartland in place of the covered bridge recently destroyed, and to provide funds for construction of same in excess of labor furnished by the W.P.A."

Sources:
Vermont Standard (Woodstock), November 24, 1938.
Spirit of the Age (Woodstock), March 15, 1855.
Allen, Richard Sanders. Rare Old Covered Bridges of Windsor County, VT, 1962, page 18

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