East Fairfield Covered Bridge

East Fairfield Covered Bridge
Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Black Creek
Locale	East Fairfield, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of East Fairfield
ID number	VT-06-03
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Queen post
Material	Wood
Total length	67.3 ft (20.51 m)
Width	13.6 ft (4.15 m)
Number of spans	1
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1865
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°47′10″N 72°51′43″W / 44.78611°N 72.86194°WCoordinates: 44°47′10″N 72°51′43″W / 44.78611°N 72.86194°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built	1865
Architectural style	Other, queenpost truss
NRHP Reference #	74000214[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1974

The East Fairfield Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses Black Creek off State Route 108 in Fairfield, Vermont. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1] The bridge is of Queen post truss design by an unknown builder.

Recent history

Multiple attempts to keep the bridge open were undertaken by the town during various times in recent history, but eventually it had to be closed to all traffic. In August 2008, the contracting company of Blow & Cote began reconstruction of the bridge. Work was completed and the bridge reopened to traffic on July 5, 2009.^[2]

The East Fairfield Covered Bridge does span Black Creek however it is not off from Vt Route 108. It is off from Vt Route 36 in East Fairfield.

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Nelson, Joe. "East Fairfield's Covered Bridge - Open To Traffic". Vermont Covered Bridge Society News website. 2009-07-06.