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Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Greenbanks Hollow Rd. over Joes Brook, Danville, Vermont
Coordinates	44°22′38″N 72°7′20″W / 44.37722°N 72.12222°W / 44.37722; -72.12222
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Architectural style	queenpost truss
NRHP reference No.	74000206
Added to NRHP	June 13, 1974

The Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Greenbanks Hollow Road across Joes Brook in southern Danville, Vermont. It is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Description and history

The Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge is located in a rural area of southern Danville, spanning Joes Brook, an east-flowing tributary of the Connecticut River. Greenbanks Hollow Road is a minor through road between Danville and Peacham. It is a single-span queen post truss structure, with flanking trusses of unequal length. The western truss is 73 feet (22 m) long, while the eastern one is 1.5 feet (0.46 m) longer, the skew visible at the southern portal. The bridge is 16.5 feet (5.0 m) wide, with a roadway width of 15 feet (4.6 m), carrying one lane of traffic. It is covered by a metal gabled roof with broad eaves. The side walls are covered to about half their height with vertical board siding, which is extended around the full height of the portals. The bridge rests on abutments of stone and concrete; the northern one has been rebuilt after its original stone abutment collapsed.

The bridge's construction date and builder are not known. Vermont historian Herbert Congdon claims that the bridge was originally uncovered, and that its roof is a later addition. It is stylistically similar to the bridges located in nearby Lyndon, which also feature queen post trusses, half-height siding, and broad roofs. It is the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge in the town of Danville.

See also

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• National Register of Historic Places portal
• List of covered bridges in Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia 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. ^ Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-12-22. with photos from 1973

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Caledonia County, Vermont
National Historic Landmark	St. Johnsbury Athenaeum
Districts	Barnet Center Historic District Darling Estate Historic District Downtown Hardwick Village Historic District William and Agnes Gilkerson Farm Hardwick Street Historic District Maple Street–Clarks Avenue Historic District New Discovery State Park Peacham Corner Historic District Railroad Street Historic District Ricker Pond State Park St. Johnsbury Federal Fish Culture Station St. Johnsbury Historic District St. Johnsbury Main Street Historic District Stillwater State Park Thresher Mill West View Farm Wheelock Common Historic District
Buildings	Benoit Apartments Building at 143 Highland Avenue Burklyn Hall Caledonia No. 9 Grange Hall Christian Union Society Meetinghouse Cobb School Cote Apartment House Darling Inn J. R. Darling Store District 6 School House Elkins Tavern Fairbanks Museum Franklin Fairbanks House Alice Lord Goodine House Grouselands Lee Farm Lind Houses Lower Waterford Congregational Church Caleb H. Marshall House Mathewson Block McIndoes Academy Methodist Episcopal Church Morency Paint Shop and Apartment Building Riverside Shearer and Corser Double House Josiah and Lydia Shedd Farmstead Stannard Schoolhouse Phineas Thurston House Toll House Union Meeting House Whitehill House Whittier House
Structures	Bradley Covered Bridge Burrington Covered Bridge Centre Covered Bridge Chamberlin Mill Covered Bridge Greenbanks Hollow Covered Bridge Old Schoolhouse Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Caledonia County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont

• Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places in Caledonia County, Vermont
• Buildings and structures in Danville, Vermont
• Queen post truss bridges in the United States
• Covered bridges in Caledonia County, Vermont
• Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• Wooden bridges in Vermont