Gold Brook Covered Bridge

Gold Brook Covered Bridge
Location Covered Bridge Rd., Stowe, Vermont
Coordinates 44°26′25.04″N 72°40′49.32″W / 44.4402889°N 72.6803667°W / 44.4402889; -72.6803667Coordinates: 44°26′25.04″N 72°40′49.32″W / 44.4402889°N 72.6803667°W / 44.4402889; -72.6803667
Built 1844 (1844)
Architect Smith, John W.
NRHP reference # 74000224[1]
Added to NRHP October 1, 1974

Gold Brook Covered Bridge, also known as Stowe Hollow Bridge or Emily's Bridge, is a small wooden covered bridge in the town of Stowe, Lamoille County, Vermont, carrying Covered Bridge Road over Gold Brook. Built in 1844, it is the only 19th-century covered bridge in the state built using wooden Howe trusses and carrying a public roadway. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Description and history

The Gold Brook Covered Bridge is located in the Stowe Hollow area of southeastern Stowe, carrying Covered Bridge Road across Gold Brook just north of a junction with Gold Brook Road and Stowe Hollow Road. The bridge is a single-span Howe truss, 48.5 feet (14.8 m) long and 17 feet (5.2 m) wide, with a roadway width of 13.5 feet (4.1 m). It is covered by a gabled metal roof and rests on dry-laid stone abutments. The exterior is sheathed in vertical board siding, which extends most of the way to the eaves, leaving a narrow strip open at the top. The siding extends around the portals and a short way to their insides. The bridge decking is wooden planking.[2]

The bridge was built about 1844 by John W. Smith, and is the state's only surviving example of a Howe truss in timber on a public roadway. It is also a comparatively early example of the truss type in general; the Howe truss was patented in 1840. It is furthermore the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town of Stowe.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for GOld Brook Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-10. with photos from 1974
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