Battell Bridge - Middlebury, Vermont
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N 44° 00.787 W 073° 10.128
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A Triple-arch stone bridge over Otter Creek, in downtown Middlebury, Vermont modeled on the Ponte Sant' Angelo in Rome.
Waymark Code: WM5Y4D
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 02/28/2009
Views: 6
Built in 1892 to replace the previous wooden structure (which burned in the fire of 1891), subsidized by a grant of $60,000 by Col. Joseph Battell, the buildings on each side of Main Street had to sacrifice their first floors to construction of this bridge, since his choice of design required increasing the elevation of Main Street about 10 feet - thus, those remaining buildings now have basements and sub-basements. See also the waymarked waterfall just under this bridge:
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What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Vehicle and pedestrian traffic
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Otter Creek, Vermont's longest waterway
Date constructed: 1892
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: South Main Street
Location:
Middlebury, Vermont - Addison County
Length of bridge: Not listed
Height of bridge: Not listed
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