Kingsbury Covered Bridge

Kingsbury Covered Bridge
Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Second Branch of White River
Locale	Randolph, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Randolph
ID number	VT-09-02
Characteristics
Design	Covered, King post
Material	Wood
Total length	51.75 ft (15.77 m)
Width	15.75 ft (4.80 m)
Number of spans	1
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1904
Kingsbury Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	43°52′52″N 72°34′56″W / 43.88111°N 72.58222°WCoordinates: 43°52′52″N 72°34′56″W / 43.88111°N 72.58222°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000242[1]
Added to NRHP	July 30, 1974

The Gifford Covered Bridge, also called the Hyde Covered Bridge,^[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Second Branch of the White River in Randolph, Vermont on Kingsbury Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of King post truss design by an unknown builder.

Recent history

The Kingsbury bridge has had an active recent past. It was restored in 1980, but closed shortly thereafter due to ice damage. It was repaired again in 1994.^[3] The repairs were short-lived as another restoration was completed in 2009.^[4]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: C.K. Smith Covered Bridge
3. Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5
4. Kingsbury Bridge Renovated". Vermont Covered Bridges Society Chronicles Website. 2009