Quinlan's Covered Bridge
Quinlan's Covered Bridge | ||
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Clearance above | 10.5 ft (3.20 m) | |
| History | ||
| Constructed by | unknown | |
| Construction end | 1849 | |
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| Coordinates | 44°16′35″N 73°11′4″W / 44.27639°N 73.18444°W | |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) | |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000208[1] | |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1974 | |
Quinlan's Covered Bridge, also called the Lower Covered Bridge,
Description and history
Quinlan's Covered Bridge is located in a rural area of southeastern Charlotte, at a point where Monkton Road arrives from the south to meet Lewis Creek Road and Spear Street on opposite sides of Lewis Creek. The bridge is a single-span Burr arch truss, 86 feet (26 m) long and 16.5 feet (5.0 m), with a roadway width of 13.5 feet (4.1 m). Each truss has, in addition to diagonal braces and vertical posts, a pair of timber arches bolted to it. It has a gabled roof, and its exterior is clad in vertical board siding, which extends around to the inside of the portals. It rests on stone abutments faced in concrete.[4]
The builder is unknown, but most likely the same builder as the
In 1949 or 1950 steel beams were installed under the deck to strengthen it.[3] The bridge underwent reconstruction in 2013.
See also
Transport portal
Engineering portal- List of covered bridges in Vermont
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Chittenden County, Vermont
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Quinlans Covered Bridge
- ^ ISBN 1-58465-320-5
- ^ Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Quinlan's Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-21. with photos from 1974
