Spade Farm Covered Bridge, Covered bridge in Ferrisburgh, United States.
Spade Farm Covered Bridge is a wooden covered span crossing a drainage channel with a Town lattice design. The structure measures approximately 85 feet (26 meters) long and about 17 feet (5 meters) wide, serving pedestrians today.
Built around 1850 by Justin Miller, the bridge originally stood in a different location before being moved to its current site. The relocation in 1958 to the Vermont Trading Company property saved it from being torn down and replaced.
The interior walls feature old advertisements that show what local businesses and community life looked like in past decades. These painted ads give visitors a window into how people shopped and worked in the area long ago.
The bridge sits near State Route 7 and is easy to locate along the road. It remains accessible for walking, with no barriers blocking entry from the Vermont Trading Company property nearby.
The bridge takes its name from Sam Spade, a local farmer whose request led to its relocation and saved it from demolition. This act of advocacy by one resident preserved a historic structure that would otherwise have been lost.
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