Johnson Covered Bridge
Randolph, VT
WGN Number: 45-09-04
Photo by Jennifer Bushey Parker © 2018
The Johnson Covered Bridge, one of two surviving multiple-kingpost half-high truss spans in Vermont, began life as an open bridge. The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website notes that the bridge was "fully covered" five years after it was constructed.
According to Ed Barna, steel beams were added below the bridge in 1977. (Barna, E. (1996) Covered Bridges of Vermont. Woodstock, Vermont: The Countryman Press. p.169)
A 2006 study found the bridge to have several structural components ranging from fair to critical condition. The full report can be read by following this link: Structure Rehabilitation and Alternatives Assessment Report. Additional information following up on the study and recommendations can be found here: Historic Covered Bridge Committee Notes of March 2, 2006 and April 5, 2006 for: BRALEY COVERED BRIDGE (#38) IN RANDOLPH.
Rehabilitation work was done in 2008.
Johnson Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
| Town: | Randolph |
| Location: | Braley Covered Bridge Road |
| Crossing: | Second Branch of the White River |
| Date: | 1904 |
| Builder: | Unknown |
| Truss Type: | Multiple kingpost half-height |
| Truss Length: | 38 feet |
| Other Names: | Braley / Upper / Blaisdell |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | June 13, 1974 |
| Date Rehabilitated: | 2008 |
Additional Information:
Join Phill Gatenby as he takes us on a video tour of the Johnson Covered Bridge in Randolph. Phill provides interesting history and commentary for this bridge. Click on the YouTube image below to get started
You can also follow Phill on his Facebook group Vermont's 100 Covered Bridges
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.
