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Comstock Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Comstock Covered Bridge

Photo taken by C Hanchey in July 2006

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Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Trout River on Comstock Bridge Rd (C3042) in Montgomery
Location
Franklin County, Vermont
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1883; rehabilitated 2003
Design
Covered Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 58.1 ft.
Total length: 68.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.7 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1964
Also called
Trout River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.90000, -72.64333   (decimal degrees)
44°53'60" N, 72°38'36" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/686064/4974543 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Richford
Inventory numbers
NRHP 74000212 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 33968 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 09/2006)
Deck condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 27.4 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
50

Categories 

19th Century (2,539)
Built 1883 (57)
Built during 1880s (682)
Covered (633)
Franklin County, Vermont (17)
NR-listed (1,668)
One-lane traffic (6,998)
Open (23,111)
Owned by township (1,437)
Span length 50-75 feet (5,605)
Through truss (6,462)
Total length 50-75 feet (5,962)
Truss (19,461)
Vermont (200)
Wooden deck (5,198)

Update Log 

  • March 1, 2009: Updated by C Hanchey

Sources 

  • C Hanchey - cmh2315 [at] yahoo [dot] com