First Branch of White River. Vermont.
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The Mill Bridge was built over First Branch of White River, Vermont in1883. Its construction cost was $ 523.
The bridge was built by a self-taught carpenter, Samuel Adams, who built the remaining four bridges down the river. They are now listed in the list of historical monuments.
This bridge in 1999. suffered a sad fate - it was carried off by ice hummocks. For some time the bridge was kept on the surface of the ice and the rescuers decided how it could be saved, but by the time the equipment arrived, the ice had melted and the bridge had to be burned so that its fragments did not demolish the bridges downstream. What we see now is the exact replica of the old bridge. Sheathing is made of pine.
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The next bridge is Moxley Bridge, 1883. The bridge is "skewed" because it crosses the river bed diagonally to get to the foundations.
Now is the time to tell why all the old bridges are covered: the most vulnerable part of the wooden bridge is the roadway, i.e. wooden flooring and supporting beams, which are unstable to bad weather and quickly wear out. Beams were expensive, and the roof and walls were erected from inexpensive materials, protected the bridge and significantly lengthened its life. In 2000-2001, most of the ancient covered bridges in Vermont got new roofs. We also noticed that many bridges were built in 1883, but I do not know yet what is hidden behind the date.
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