Scribner Covered Bridge
The Scribner Covered Bridge, also known as the Mudgett Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is one of a small number of Vermont’s covered bridges that are the result of covering an existing open bridge.
It is a single-span queen post truss, 48 feet long and 17.5 feet wide, with a roadway width of 13.5 feet (one lane). It is covered by a gabled metal roof, and its exterior is clad in vertical board siding, which extends around to the insides of the portals. On the sides, the siding ends short of the roof, leaving an open strip. The bridge rests on concrete abutments that date to 1960. The trusses are unusually short and lack internal bracing, and their corner joints have been reinforced with metal plates.
The bridge’s construction date and builder are not known. It has been determined that the bridge was originally an uncovered Pony truss bridge, due to the relatively low height of the queen post trusses and the discovery of supporting documents. In 1960, minor repairs were carried out and steel I beams were installed underneath the road deck.
Where it is:
The Scribner Covered Bridge stands in a rural area of eastern Johnson, carrying Rocky Road across the Gihon River between Vermont Route 100C and Sinclair Road.
GPS:
44°38’16.566″ N 72°38’54.84″ W
Hours:
The bridge is on a public road and is open all the time.
Cost:
There is no cost to visit the Scribner Covered Bridge
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