Randall Covered Bridge
The Randall/Burrington Covered Bridge is a historic queenpost truss covered bridge in Lyndon Vermont is one of five covered bridges in Lyndon. It formerly carried Burrington Bridge Road across the Passumpsic River; it has been bypassed by a modern bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. The bridge, constructed in 1865, is a 68-ft-long, single span structure that spans the East Branch of the Passumpsic River. The bridge is 14 ft, 8 inches wide overall and utilizes Queen Post trusses spaced 13 ft apart to support the deck and roof.
The bridge is covered by a gabled roof with wide eaves, and has vertical board siding rising about halfway up its sides. The trusses include iron rods running from the peaks of the diagonal bracing down to the truss’s bottom chord. The bridge decking is wooden planking. The portals project beyond the ends of the trusses, and are faced in vertical board siding. The portal openings have diagonal corners.
Where it is:
The Burrington Covered Bridge is in a rural area northeast of downtown Lyndon, just south of Vermont Route 114 and west of Burrington Bridge Road.
58 Burrington Bridge Rd, Lyndonville, VT 05851
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GPS:
44°33’12” N 71°58’10” W
Cost:
Hours:
The bridge is accessible at all times.
Facilities:
There are no facilities at the location.
Location Contact Information:
Lyndon Vermont
119 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 167
Lyndonville, VT 05851
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