Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge
Northfield, VT
WGN Number: 45-12-11
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997
The Upper Cox Brook Bridge keeps its trusses dry with circulating air from eave vents and long side ports. In addition, the siding is lifted like an awning to shed rain away from the trusses, a system unique to Northfield.
The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website provides the following historical details of the bridge renovations. "Four steel beams were placed beneath the floor members in 1966 to provide additional deck support. In 1978, its siding was repaired, and it was painted barn red on the exterior and the interior. Circa 2002, a few roof boards and a new standing-seam steel roof were installed."
The bridge was damaged during Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. According to Wikipedia, "A tree was thrust up through the bridge into the roof". The bridge was reopened to traffic a few weeks later.
Our thanks to the Town of Northfield for allowing the posting of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society Welcome patch. For more information about the Northfield area visit their website at http://www.northfield-vt.gov/.
Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
| Town: | Northfield |
| Location: | Cox Brook Road |
| Crossing: | Cox Brook |
| Date: | c. 1872 |
| Builder: | Unknown |
| Truss Type: | Queenpost |
| Truss Length: | 52 feet |
| Other Names: | Third |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | October 1, 1974 |
Additional Information:
Join Phill Gatenby as he takes us on a video tour of the Upper Cox Brook Covered Bridge in Northfield. 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.
