Note: [Hodgkins 1.FTW] [Hodgkins.FTW] Is this HArrison the Covered Bridge Builder? The other kingpost, or more properly, "king-rod" bridges are the pair that are part of Harrison Chamberlin's multi-span Scott Bridge in Townshend, and the Victorian Bridge by the Country Store in Rockingham. This last, an excellent example of 19th century bridge building, was constructed from the timbers of a queenpost bridge believed originally built by Harrison Chamberlin in 1872. http://www.vermontbridges.com/pinebrk.htm The Scott bridge is a three span structure in the town of Townshend. One span is town lattice truss with an arch, the next two spans are kingposts trusses with steel rods added for strength. The total length is 276 feet. Built by Harrison Chamberlin in 1870. This bridge carries Back Side Road over the West River. http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/vt/scott.html Description: On the south side of Route 103 near the village of Rockingham stands the Victorian Village Bridge, next to Orton's Vermont Country Store. Also known as Depot Bridge, it was originally built in Townshend as the Townshend Depot Bridge by Harrison Chamberlin in 1872 using a queenpost truss. The bridge was dismantled in 1959 by the Army Corps of Engineers to clear the way for a flood-control dam and reservoir in Townshend. Vrest Orton rescued the bridge and stored it on the farm of Aubrey Stratton until construction began on the Rockingham store in 1966. The dismantled bridge was moved to the new site, shortened to forty-four feet in length and reassembled as a kingpost truss. The bridge now leads to a restored early-19th-century gristmill. http://www.vtonly.com/brdgsth.htm
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