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The Rice Farm Road Bridge is a historic bridge in Dummerston, Vermont. It is an iron Warren through truss, spanning the West River between Vermont Route 30 and Rice Farm Road. Built in 1892, it is one of the state's oldest surviving metal truss bridges. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1995.
Description and history
The Rice Farm Road Bridge is located in a rural area of central Dummerston, a short way north of Stickney Brook Road and south of West Dummerston. Vermont Route 30 in this area is on the west bank of the West River, while Rice Farm Road and Quarry Road are located on its eastern bank. The bridge is oriented east–west and is mounted on rough stone abutments that appear to be scrap material from a nearby granite quarry. The bridge trusses are long, with a roadway width of (one lane), and a portal clearance height of . The bridge is typically above the river. The bridge was built in 1892 by theBerlin Iron Bridge Company
The Berlin Iron Bridge Company was a Berlin, Connecticut company that built iron bridges and buildings that were supported by iron. It is credited as the architect of numerous bridges and buildings now listed on the U.S. National Register of His ...
, a leading bridge builder in New England of the period. The trusses used in the bridge are a variant of the Warren truss known as the Hilton or quadruple-intersection truss, which is more commonly seen on railroad bridges and was not widely used for roads. The bridge joints are also riveted, rather than the Berlin Company's more typical use of pins. In this case, its ability to carry heavy loads was needed because it was built primarily to service the granite quarry of George E. Lyon, located on the east side of the river. The bridge is also one of the longer ones produced by the company and was highlighted in its catalog.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Windham County, Vermont *List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont
This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Vermont.
See also
* List of covered bridges in Vermont
* List of non-authentic covered bridges in Vermont
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{{NRHP in Windham County, Vermont Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont Bridges completed in 1892 Bridges in Windham County, Vermont Buildings and structures in Dummerston, Vermont National Register of Historic Places in Windham County, Vermont Iron bridges in the United States Warren truss bridges in the United States