Spade Farm Covered Bridge

Spade Farm Covered Bridge
Spade Farm Covered Bridge
Coordinates	44°14′29″N 73°13′59″W / 44.24139°N 73.23306°W
Carries	Pedestrian; (closed to motor traffic)
Crosses	storm drainage ditch
Locale	Ferrisburgh, Vermont
Maintained by	private
ID number	VT-01-02
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Town lattice
Material	Wood
Total length	85.5 ft (26.1 m)
Width	17.3 ft (5.3 m)
No. of spans	1
History
Constructed by	Justin Miller
Construction end	1850
Location

The Spade Farm Covered Bridge, also called the Old Hollow Covered Bridge^[1] is a covered bridge that crosses a storm drainage ditch off State Route 7 in Ferrisburgh, Vermont.

The bridge is of Town lattice and was built by Justin Miller.

Recent history

The Spade Farm Covered Bridge was originally located in North Ferrisburgh, Vermont on Old Hollow Road (hence its other name). In 1958 a local farmer, Sam Spade, asked to have it moved to his farm after it was slated to be dismantled and replaced by a modern bridge. Despite the sign on the bridge stating a build date of 1824, historians say a date of 1850 is more likely. The bridge is still privately owned and falling into disrepair since it is no longer available for state or federal funding. Despite the disrepair, there are numerous examples of period advertising on the truss members.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

[auto-1] Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

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