East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)

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Name (Latin)
East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)
Other forms of name
East Shoreham Railroad Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)
Rutland Railroad Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)
Shoreham Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)
Shoreham Railroad Bridge (East Shoreham, Vt.)
Coordinates
-73.25611111 -73.25611111 43.85916667 43.85916667 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Bridges Vermont
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q28123680
Library of congress: sh2010012981
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: NUCMC data from Vermont Covered Bridge Society for Rutland Railroad Bridge collection, 1902-2008(Rutland Railroad Bridge; also known as Shoreham Railroad Bridge, or East Shoreham Railroad Bridge; built 1897 by Rutland Railroad; Howe Truss, about 109 ft. in length; in steady use from 1897-1951 when rail line abandoned; used by fishermen and foot traffic; now owned by State of Vermont; on Natl. Reg. Hist. Places; rehabilitation by the state in 2007-2008 as state recognized historic site)
  • GNIS, Aug. 16, 2010(East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge; variant: Rutland Railroad Bridge; Addison County; map: Orwell; lat.: 43°51ʹ33ʺN; long.: 073°15ʹ21ʺW)
  • Vermont covered bridges internet site, Aug. 16, 2010(Shoreham Bridge; VT-01-05; East Shoreham, Vt.; Town of Shoreham; abandoned railroad bridge; crosses Lemon Fair River)
Wikipedia description:

The East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the Lemon Fair River near East Shoreham, Vermont. Built in 1897 by the Rutland Railroad Company, it is the state's only surviving example of a wooden Howe truss railroad bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

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