Slaughter House Covered Bridge

Slaughter House 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-12-09
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Queen post
Material	Wood
Total length	59.6 ft (18.17 m)
Width	11.75 ft (3.58 m)
Number of spans	1
Load limit	8 tons
Clearance above	10.75 ft (3.28 m)
History
Constructed by	unknown
Construction end	1872
Slaughter House Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°10′06″N 72°39′16″W / 44.16833°N 72.65444°WCoordinates: 44°10′06″N 72°39′16″W / 44.16833°N 72.65444°W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
NRHP Reference #	74000265[1]
Added to NRHP	June 13, 1974

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

The bridge is of Queen post truss design.

Recent history

There are no documents to verify, but the 8-ton weight limit seems to indicate that the deck has been reinforced by I-beams, likely in the 20th century.^[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: Slaughter House Covered Bridge
3. Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5