Coburn Covered Bridge
East Montpelier, VT
WGN Number: 45-12-02
Photo by Ceegee's Photos © 2018
Located near a gravel quarry, the Coburn Bridge's queenpost truss was tested by heavy loads for many years. The bridge has had a handful of repairs over the years. The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website notes that repairs were done in 1960 and 1961 to correct "sagging caused by rotting timbers". The wooden deck was replaced in 1972 with a self-supporting concrete slab. Unique for its hand-worked timbers, the old truss was renovated in the winter of 1996-97.
Click here for a well-written history of the Coburn Bridge: The Coburn Covered Bridge by David Coburn.
Coburn Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
| Town: | East Montpelier |
| Location: | Coburn Road |
| Crossing: | Winooski River |
| Date: | 1851 |
| Builder: | Larned Coburn |
| Truss Type: | Queenpost |
| Truss Length: | 50 feet |
| Other Names: | Cemetery |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | October 9, 1974 |
| Date Renovated: | 1960/1972/1997 |
Additional Information:
Join Phill Gatenby as he takes us on a video tour of the Coburn Covered Bridge in East Montpelier. 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.
