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Bridge 26
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Morgan Horse Farm Rd, over the Otter Cr., Weybridge and New Haven, Vermont
Coordinates	44°4′23″N 73°11′39″W / 44.07306°N 73.19417°W / 44.07306; -73.19417
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908 (1908)
Built by	American Bridge Company; United Construction Co.
Architectural style	Riveted lattice truss
MPS	Metal Truss, Masonry, and Concrete Bridges in Vermont MPS
NRHP reference No.	06000488
Added to NRHP	June 7, 2006

The New Haven-Weybridge Rattling Bridge is a historic bridge spanning Otter Creek between the Vermont towns of Weybridge and New Haven. It connects Town Highway 7 (Pearson Road) in New Haven with Town Highway 11 (Morgan Horse Farm Road) in Weybridge. Built in 1908 by the American Bridge Company, it is a well-preserved example of a rivet-connected lattice truss bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Bridge 26 in 2006.

Description and history

The New Haven-Weybridge Rattling Bridge is located in southwestern New Haven and northeastern Weybridge, where the town border is defined by Otter Creek. It is oriented north–south, and crosses the river just east of the Huntington Falls dam. It is a single-span metal truss, in a style sometimes called a double-intersection Warren truss, but in a style more similar to that of a Whipple truss. It is 149 feet (45 m) long and has a roadway width of 16 feet (4.9 m) (one lane). Its end portals are 16 feet 6 inches (5.03 m) at the center, and have rounded corners. The structural elements of the trusses are joined by rivets. The bridge derives its name from loosely laid deck boards, which rattled when they were driven on.

The bridge was built in 1908 by the American Bridge Company, as part of a program begun in 1892 by the state to improve its transport infrastructure. The road which it carries was originally the Waltham Pike, opened in 1808, which was the first road to traverse the town of Weybridge. Construction of the bridge was principally funded by the town of Weybridge; it is now co-owned and maintained by the two towns.

See also

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• National Register of Historic Places portal
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ William J. Thrane; Robert McCullough (2005). "NRHP nomination for Bridge 26". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-04. with photos from 2005

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Addison County, Vermont
National Historic Landmark	Robert Frost Farm Mount Independence Rokeby Emma Willard House
Districts	Bristol Downtown Historic District Camp Marbury Historic District Colonel Ephraim and Sarah Doolittle Farm Fenn Farm Field Farm John Hamilton Farmstead The Heights Middlebury Village Historic District Salisbury Fish Hatchery Shard Villa University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm Vergennes Historic District Vergennes Residential Historic District Witherell Farm
Buildings	Commercial Chimney Point Tavern Chipman's Point Cornwall General Store Dog Team Tavern † Old Stone Blacksmith Shop Salisbury Village Blacksmith Shop Stagecoach Inn Waybury Inn Educational Cotton Free Library District School No. 1 District Six Schoolhouse Lampson School School House and Town Hall Old Stone Row Government Cornwall Town Hall Monkton Town Hall Salisbury Town Hall School House and Town Hall Industrial Hoag Gristmill and Knight House Complex Stone Mill Religious Addison Baptist Church Brooksville Advent Church † First Congregational Church First Congregational Church of Cornwall Parsonage Leicester Meeting House Monkton Borough Baptist Church Ripton Community House Salisbury Congregational Church Shoreham Congregational Church South Starksboro Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Starksboro Village Meeting House Union Church Union Meetinghouse Wesleyan Methodist Church Residential Bottum Farm Capts. Louis and Philomene Daniels House Paris and Anna Fletcher House Glen Dale Hand's Cove Hawley's Ferry House House at 215 School Street Ruth Stone House Gen. Samuel Strong House John Strong House Samuel Paddock Strong House Wilcox-Cutts House Transportation Larrabee's Point Complex New Haven Junction Depot Vergennes Station House
Site	Orwell Site
Structures	Bridge 26 Cedar Swamp Covered Bridge East Shoreham Covered Railroad Bridge Halpin Covered Bridge Middlebury Gorge Concrete Arch Bridge Pulp Mill Covered Bridge
Footnotes	† This entry has been removed from the register.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont

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