Suspension Bridges of Vermont
This is a list of all 15 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Vermont in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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Bridgemeister ID: 94 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1888 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Sheldon Springs, Vermont , USA Crossing: Missisquoi River Use: Vehicular Status: Removed Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 95 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1889 Name: (suspension bridge) Location: Chesterfield vicinity, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont , USA Crossing: Connecticut River Principals: Berlin Iron Bridge Co. References: AAJ , CCR Use: Vehicular Status: Destroyed, March 19, 1936 Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1
Destroyed by flood March 19, 1936.
Bridgemeister ID: 244 (added before 2003)Year Completed: 1994 Name: Green Mountain Roamers Gateway Also Known As: Winooski Wonder Location: North Duxbury, Vermont , USA Crossing: Winooski River Coordinates: 44.3603 N 72.8032 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Snowmobile Status: In use (last checked: 2008) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 82.3 meters (270 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 1966 (added 2005-11-26)Year Completed: 2005 Name: (footbridge) Location: Ithiel Falls, Vermont , USA Crossing: Lamoille River At or Near Feature: Long Trail Coordinates: 44.651508 N 72.728753 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2015) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1 x 41.5 meters (136 feet)
Bridgemeister ID: 2608 (added 2014-04-15)Year Completed: 2010 Name: Big Branch Location: Mount Tabor, Danby vicinity, Vermont , USA Crossing: Big Branch of Otter Creek At or Near Feature: Appalachian/Long Trails - Big Branch Wilderness Coordinates: 43.363047 N 72.944433 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2014) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet) Deck width: 3 feet
Matthew Wels notes the 2010 bridge replaced a 1968 suspension bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 1692 (added 2005-03-27)Name: (flume bridge) Location: Proctor, Vermont , USA Crossing: Otter Creek At or Near Feature: Sutherland Falls Use: Flume Status: Removed Main Cables: Wire
The postcard presented here doesn't show much, but other photos show a large wood-shingled tower at one end of the bridge. The bridge was likely completed in the late 1800s. Robert Ratti provided the following information: "it was a carrier of marble slurry from the Vermont Marble Co. and ended in the swamp nearby... In 1936, I lived right at the end of the swamp and climbed on that waste carrier many times."
Bridgemeister ID: 7345 (added 2022-10-07)Name: (footbridge) Location: Rutland, Vermont , USA At or Near Feature: Pine Hill Park Coordinates: 43.624189 N 73.003795 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2022) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 3 Main Span: 1 Side Spans: 2
Bridgemeister ID: 5858 (added 2021-05-15)Name: (footbridge) Location: Weybridge, Vermont , USA Crossing: Otter Creek At or Near Feature: Belden Falls Coordinates: 44.051929 N 73.177332 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Bridgemeister ID: 5859 (added 2021-05-15)Name: (footbridge) Location: Weybridge, Vermont , USA Crossing: Otter Creek At or Near Feature: Belden Falls Coordinates: 44.051998 N 73.177593 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel)
Bridgemeister ID: 2606 (added 2014-04-14)Name: (snowmobile bridge) Location: Cambridgeport, Vermont , USA Crossing: Saxtons River Use: Snowmobile Status: In use (last checked: 2008) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet) estimated
Patrick S. O'Donnell notes the suspended span is aided by an intermediate pier not original to the bridge.
Bridgemeister ID: 2605 (added 2014-04-14)Name: (snowmobile bridge) Location: Saxtons River, Vermont , USA Crossing: Saxtons River Use: Snowmobile Status: In use (last checked: 2008) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated
Bridgemeister ID: 323 (added before 2003)Name: Clarendon Gorge Also Known As: Robert Brugmann Memorial Location: Rutland vicinity, Vermont , USA Crossing: Mill River At or Near Feature: Appalachian Trail Coordinates: 43.520240 N 72.925480 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap References: PQU Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Main Span: 1
Destroyed by flood 1973, rebuilt. Welles Lobb writes: "Bob Brugmann, my best friend from high school, was attempting to cross an older damaged version of the bridge on July 4, 1973 during a flood when he was swept to death in the raging waters. Bob was 17, a brilliant budding environmentalist, and was attempting a southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail the time of his accident. Later, the Green Mountain Club (a hiking organization) rebuilt the bridge and dedicated it to my late friend."
Bridgemeister ID: 7365 (added 2022-11-03)Name: Hardwick Location: Hardwick, Vermont , USA Crossing: Lamoille River Coordinates: 44.504374 N 72.367150 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: Closed, c. 2020-2021 (last checked: 2021) Main Cables: Wire Suspended Spans: 1 Main Span: 1 x 31 meters (101.7 feet) estimated
Sign at bridge states: "Destroyed August 1976, Rebuilt 1977"
Bridgemeister ID: 2946 (added 2019-09-29)Name: Winooski Also Known As: Long Trail Location: Bolton, Vermont , USA Crossing: Winooski River Coordinates: 44.378585 N 72.916677 W Maps: Acme , GeoHack , Google , OpenStreetMap Use: Footbridge Status: In use (last checked: 2019) Main Cables: Wire (steel) Suspended Spans: 1
Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com .
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