Holmes Creek Covered Bridge
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The Holmes Creek Covered Bridge, also called the Lakeshore Covered Bridge,[2] is a one-lane wooden covered bridge that crosses Holmes Creek in Charlotte, Vermont on Lake Road, adjacent to Charlotte Beach. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 44°19′59″N 73°16′56″W |
Carries | Automobile |
Crosses | Holmes Creek |
Locale | Charlotte, Vermont |
Maintained by | Town of Charlotte |
ID number | VT-04-01 |
Characteristics | |
Design | Covered, King post with tied arch |
Material | Wood |
Total length | 41 ft (12.50 m) |
Width | 12.1 ft (3.69 m) |
No. of spans | 1 |
Load limit | 5 tons |
Clearance above | 8.25 ft (2.51 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Leonard Sherman |
Construction end | ca 1870 |
Coordinates | 44.33305°N 73.28232°W / 44.33305; -73.28232 |
Area | 1 acre (0.4 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 74000326[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 6, 1974 |
The bridge is of King post truss with tied arch design, one of only 3 left standing in the state. This bridge is also one of the shortest in the state, and it at the lowest elevation being just off the shore of Lake Champlain.
According to the placard mounted on the bridge, the town Selectmen originally specified the bridge's width and height to accommodate passage of "a load of hay, high and wide."
During the late 1800s, the Holmes family operated what is said to be the largest apple orchard in New England, located just southwest of the bridge. Offshore in Lake Champlain there are submerged pilings; the only remaining evidence of the pier where boats docked to load the fruit.