Arlington Green Covered Bridge, Covered bridge in Arlington, Vermont
The Arlington Green Covered Bridge is a wooden structure spanning the Batten Kill river with vertical board siding and a metal roof. Its construction uses the Town lattice truss system, where diagonal wooden beams create a sturdy grid framework inside the covered passage.
Built in 1852, this bridge employed 19th-century engineering techniques to provide safe river crossing. It was later added to the National Register of Historic Places to recognize its importance to American infrastructure development of that era.
The bridge stands as an example of Vermont's traditional covered bridge architecture, representing early American transportation infrastructure development.
The bridge accommodates single-lane vehicle traffic across a roughly 14-foot roadway that remains passable for cars. Visitors can experience the covered passage on foot or by driving across it to view the wooden framework from inside.
The bridge rests on mortared stone abutments reinforced with steel cables at each corner. This combination of stone and steel represents an innovative approach to extending the bridge's structural durability.
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