Depot Covered Bridge
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{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Depot Covered Bridge
| nrhp_type =
| image = DEPOT COVERED BRIDGE.jpg
| caption = 1970 photo
| location = Depot Hill Road at Otter Creek, Pittsford, Vermont
| coordinates = {{coord|43|42|34|N|73|2|36|W|display=inline,title}}
| locmapin = Vermont#USA
| built = {{Start date|1840}}
| architect OR builder =
| architecture = Town lattice truss
| added = January 21, 1974
| area = {{convert|1|acre}}
| refnum = 74000253{{NRISref|version=2010a}}
}}
The Depot Covered Bridge is a historic Town lattice truss bridge, carrying Depot Hill Road over Otter Creek in Pittsford, Vermont. The bridge was built about 1840, and is one of Vermont's older covered bridges. It underwent restoration in the 1980s, and was subsequently reinforced with steel stringers. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Description and history
The Depot Covered Bridge is located near the geographic center of Pittsford, west of the main village, on Depot Hill Road, which provides access from the village to the western part of the community. It is single-span Town lattice structure, set on stone abutments that have been faced in concrete. It has a total span of {{convert|121|ft|m}}, with the upper ends of the trusses extending {{convert|6|ft|m}} beyond the abutments at either end. The bridge is {{convert|22|ft|m}} wide, with a roadway width of {{convert|18|ft|m}} (one lane). The bridge is sheathed in vertical board siding, and its roof is slate.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|74000253}}|title=NRHP nomination for Depot Covered Bridge|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=2016-03-22}} The bridge deck is now supported by steel stringers.
The bridge was built about 1840, and was one of four surviving 19th-century covered bridges in Pittsford in 1974, when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It underwent restoration in 1974, at which time the abutments were faced in concrete, and in 2006 its deck was supported by steel stringers.
See also
References
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Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
Category:Bridges completed in 1840
Category:Covered bridges in Rutland County, Vermont
Category:Buildings and structures in Pittsford, Vermont
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Rutland County, Vermont
Category:Steel bridges in the United States