Northfield Falls Covered Bridge

Northfield Falls Covered Bridge
Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Dog River
Locale	Northfield, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Northfield
ID number	VT-12-08
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Town lattice
Material	Wood
Total length	136.75 ft (41.68 m)
Width	16.1 ft (4.91 m)
Number of spans	1
Clearance above	12 ft (3.66 m)
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1872
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°10′21″N 72°39′04″W / 44.17250°N 72.65111°WCoordinates: 44°10′21″N 72°39′04″W / 44.17250°N 72.65111°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000263[1]
Added to NRHP	August 13, 1974

The Northfield Falls Covered Bridge, also called the Station Covered Bridge,^[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Dog River in Northfield, Vermont on Cox Brook Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of Town lattice truss design.

Recent history

In 1963 the bridge deck was strengthened by the addition of 4 steel I-beams underneath, and the unmortared stone abutments were faced with concrete.^[3]

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: Northfield Falls Covered Bridge
3. Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.