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Old Schoolhouse Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Adjacent to S. Wheelock Rd. over Cold Hill Brook, Lyndon, Vermont
Coordinates	44°30′57″N 72°0′38″W / 44.51583°N 72.01056°W / 44.51583; -72.01056
Area	less than one acre
Built	1871 (1871)
NRHP reference No.	71000055
Added to NRHP	March 31, 1971

The Old Schoolhouse Bridge is a historic covered bridge spanning the South Wheelock Branch of the Passumpsic River in Lyndon, Vermont. It is located just south of South Wheelock Road, which it formerly carried. Built in 1871, it is one five similar bridges in Lyndon. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.

Description and history

The Old Schoolhouse Bridge is located south of downtown Lyndon, and just west of the interchange of Interstate 91 (I-91) and U.S. Route 5 (US 5). South Wheelock Road travels to the west from US 5 just south that interchange, quickly crossing the South Wheelock Branch. The covered bridge is located just south of the modern bridge carrying that road. It is a single-span king post truss, 42 feet (13 m) in length. It is covered by a gabled metal roof, which extends beyond the trusses. The bridge originally had walkways on both sides, but the southern one has been removed. The trusses are clad in vertical board siding both on their outsides and insides, as is the half-wall on the outside of the walkway. Posts rise from that half-wall to the edge of the roof.

The bridge was built in 1871, and is believed to be the only surviving 19th-century covered bridge with covered walkways on both sides. It is one of five bridges in Lyndon, the only one to have its interior clad in siding. It was in active service until 1973, and is now open only to pedestrian traffic.

See also

• Transport portal
• Engineering portal
• 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. ^ William Pinney (1971). "NRHP nomination for Old Schoolhouse Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-01-04. with photos from 1971

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

• Bridges completed in 1871
• Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• Buildings and structures in Lyndon, Vermont
• King post truss bridges in the United States
• Covered bridges in Caledonia County, Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places in Caledonia County, Vermont
• Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
• Wooden bridges in Vermont
• 1871 establishments in Vermont