Pine Brook Covered Bridge

Pine Brook Covered Bridge
Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Pine Brook
Locale	Waitsfield, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Waitsfield
ID number	VT-12-12
Characteristics
Design	Covered, King post
Material	Wood
Total length	48.5 ft (14.78 m)
Width	14.1 ft (4.30 m)
Number of spans	1
Load limit	5 tons
Clearance above	8.75 ft (2.67 m)
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1872
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°12′21″N 72°47′31″W / 44.20583°N 72.79194°WCoordinates: 44°12′21″N 72°47′31″W / 44.20583°N 72.79194°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000264[1]
Added to NRHP	June 13, 1974

The Pine Brook Covered Bridge, also called the Wilder Covered Bridge,^[2] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Pine Brook in Waitsfield, Vermont on North Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of king post truss design. It is one of only two historic covered bridges (the other being the Stony Brook Covered Bridge) left in the state with the king post design.

Recent history

In 1976 repairs were made to the then dilapidating structure. Concrete caps were added to the abutments and steel I-beams were added just below the deck, so that only an overload condition would require the additional support of the beams. The trusses also received attention. In 1989 the deck was replaced.^[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: Pine Brook Covered Bridge
3. Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5