Quinlan's Covered Bridge

Quinlan's Covered Bridge
Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Lewis Creek
Locale	Charlotte, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Charlotte
ID number	VT-04-03
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Burr Arch
Material	Wood
Total length	88.1 ft (26.85 m)
Width	13.9 ft (4.24 m)
Number of spans	1
Load limit	5 tons
Clearance above	10.5 ft (3.20 m)
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1849
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°16′35″N 73°11′4″W / 44.27639°N 73.18444°WCoordinates: 44°16′35″N 73°11′4″W / 44.27639°N 73.18444°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000208[1]
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1974

Quinlan's Covered Bridge, also called the Lower Covered Bridge,^[2] and Sherman Covered Bridge^[3] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Lewis Creek in Charlotte, Vermont on Monkton Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.^[1]

The bridge is of Burr Arch arch design. The builder is unknown, but most likely the same builder as the Sequin Covered Bridge upstream. The name "Lower Bridge" was because it is downstream of the Sequin (or "Upper") bridge. This is common in Vermont where multiple bridges crossed the same body of water in the same town. The name "Quinlan" is attributed the family of the same name that held land in the area. The name "Sherman" comes from the owner of a sawmill that was located adjacent to the bridge site.^[3]

Recent history

In 1949 or 1950 steel beams were installed under the deck to strengthen it.^[3] In August 2013 it appears to be closed for reconstruction.

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