Mill Covered Bridge (Original)
Tunbridge, VT
WGN Number: 45-09-09x
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997
The original Mill Bridge stood over the First Branch of the White River in the middle of Tunbridge Village. The dam that ran the mill is a few yards upstream, and the Tunbridge Fairground is close by.
Unfortunately, the bridge was lost during an ice jam on March 4, 1999. To save the downstream bridges it was intentionally set on fire and destroyed.
Euclid Farnham recounts how the bridge "survived the 1927 flood, the 1938 hurricane, and other floods" only to be lost to an ice jam. Read Euclid's story here: Tunbridge's Mill Bridge Lost to River Ice
Mill Covered Bridge - Original Vital Statistics
| Town: | Tunbridge |
| Location: | Spring Road |
| Crossing: | First Branch of the White River |
| Date: | 1883 |
| Builder: | A. C. Adams |
| Truss Type: | Multiple Kingpost |
| Truss Length: | 76 feet |
| Other Names: | Hayward |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | July 30, 1974 |
| Date Lost: | March 4, 1999 |
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 2009 unless otherwise specified.
