Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge
Bridge in Northfield, Vermont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Cox Brook in Northfield, Vermont on Cox Brook Road. Built in 1872, it is one of five surviving 19th-century covered bridges in the town, in the only place in Vermont where two historic bridges are visible from each other. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
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Lower Cox Brook Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 44°10′23″N 72°39′11″W |
Carries | Automobile |
Crosses | Cox Brook |
Locale | Northfield, Vermont |
Maintained by | Town of Northfield |
ID number | VT-12-10 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Covered, Queen post |
Material | Wood |
Total length | 56.75 ft (17.30 m) |
Width | 15.5 ft (4.72 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Clearance above | 12 ft (3.66 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | unknown |
Construction end | 1872 (1872) |
Coordinates | 44°10′22″N 72°39′09″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74000262[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1974 |
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