Comstock Covered Bridge (Montgomery, Vermont)

The Comstock Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Comstock Bridge Road. Built in 1883, it is one of several area bridges built by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

Comstock Covered Bridge
Coordinates	44°53′56″N 72°38′38″W
Carries	Automobile
Crosses	Trout River
Locale	Montgomery, Vermont
Maintained by	Town of Montgomery
ID number	VT-06-04
Characteristics
Design	Covered, Town lattice
Material	Wood
Total length	68 ft 10.5 in (21.0 m)
Width	16 ft 1.25 in (4.9 m)
No. of spans	1
Clearance above	10 ft 8 in (3.3 m)
History
Constructed by	Sheldon and Savannah Jewett
Construction end	1883
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	44°53′58″N 72°38′39″W
Area	1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built	1883
NRHP reference No.	74000212[1]
Added to NRHP	November 19, 1974

Description and history

The Comstock Covered Bridge stands just west of the Montgomery Village, carrying Comstock Bridge Road over the Trout River south of Vermont Route 118. It is a Town lattice design, 69 feet (21 m) long, resting on abutments of dry laid stone and concrete. Its roadway is 16 feet (4.9 m) wide (one lane), and has a total overall width of 19.5 feet (5.9 m). The exterior is clad in vertical board siding, and it is covered by a metal roof. The portal ends are also finished in vertical board siding, which extends a short way inside, and whose exterior parts are normally painted white.[2]

The bridge was built in 1883 by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett, brothers who lived in Montgomery. The Jewett brothers are credited with building six surviving bridges in Montgomery as well as some in surrounding communities, representing one of the best-documented concentrations of bridges by a single builder in the state. The original timber for the bridge was prepared by the Jewetts at their mill in Montgomery's West Hill area.[2]

A complete renovation of the bridge was carried out by Blow & Cote, of Morrisville, Vermont, in 2003. A comprehensive series of articles chronicling the work can be found at the Vermont Covered Bridges web site.[3]

See also

•  Transport portal
•  Engineering portal
•  National Register of Historic Places portal
• List of covered bridges in Vermont
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Vermont
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Hugh Henry (1974). "NRHP nomination for Comstock Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-18. with photos from 1974
3. Article: "Comstock Bridge Revisited"