Suspension Bridges of Vermont

This is a list of all 15 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for Vermont in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1888: (suspension bridge)

Sheldon Springs, Vermont, USA - Missisquoi River
Bridgemeister ID:94 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1888
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Sheldon Springs, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Missisquoi River
Use:Vehicular
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1889: (suspension bridge)

Chesterfield vicinity, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont, USA - Connecticut River
Bridgemeister ID:95 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1889
Name:(suspension bridge)
Location:Chesterfield vicinity, New Hampshire and Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Connecticut River
Principals:Berlin Iron Bridge Co.
References:AAJ, CCR
Use:Vehicular
Status:Destroyed, March 19, 1936
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood March 19, 1936.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

1994: Green Mountain Roamers Gateway

North Duxbury, Vermont, USA - Winooski River
Bridgemeister ID:244 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1994
Name:Green Mountain Roamers Gateway
Also Known As:Winooski Wonder
Location:North Duxbury, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Winooski River
Coordinates:44.3603 N 72.8032 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 82.3 meters (270 feet) estimated

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Photo by David Denenberg

2005: (footbridge)

Ithiel Falls, Vermont, USA - Lamoille River
Bridgemeister ID:1966 (added 2005-11-26)
Year Completed:2005
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Ithiel Falls, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Lamoille River
At or Near Feature:Long Trail
Coordinates:44.651508 N 72.728753 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2015)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 41.5 meters (136 feet)

Photo by Matthew Wels

2010: Big Branch

Mount Tabor, Danby vicinity, Vermont, USA - Big Branch of Otter Creek
Bridgemeister ID:2608 (added 2014-04-15)
Year Completed:2010
Name:Big Branch
Location:Mount Tabor, Danby vicinity, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Big Branch of Otter Creek
At or Near Feature:Appalachian/Long Trails - Big Branch Wilderness
Coordinates:43.363047 N 72.944433 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2014)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30.5 meters (100 feet)
Deck width:3 feet

Notes:

  • Matthew Wels notes the 2010 bridge replaced a 1968 suspension bridge.
Photo by Matthew Wels

(flume bridge)

Proctor, Vermont, USA - Otter Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1692 (added 2005-03-27)
Name:(flume bridge)
Location:Proctor, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Otter Creek
At or Near Feature:Sutherland Falls
Use:Flume
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The postcard presented here doesn't show much, but other photos show a large wood-shingled tower at one end of the bridge. The bridge was likely completed in the late 1800s.
  • Robert Ratti provided the following information: "it was a carrier of marble slurry from the Vermont Marble Co. and ended in the swamp nearby... In 1936, I lived right at the end of the swamp and climbed on that waste carrier many times."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

(footbridge)

Rutland, Vermont, USA
Bridgemeister ID:7345 (added 2022-10-07)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Rutland, Vermont, USA
At or Near Feature:Pine Hill Park
Coordinates:43.624189 N 73.003795 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1
Side Spans:2

(footbridge)

Weybridge, Vermont, USA - Otter Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5858 (added 2021-05-15)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Weybridge, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Otter Creek
At or Near Feature:Belden Falls
Coordinates:44.051929 N 73.177332 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:


(footbridge)

Weybridge, Vermont, USA - Otter Creek
Bridgemeister ID:5859 (added 2021-05-15)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Weybridge, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Otter Creek
At or Near Feature:Belden Falls
Coordinates:44.051998 N 73.177593 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:


(snowmobile bridge)

Cambridgeport, Vermont, USA - Saxtons River
Bridgemeister ID:2606 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(snowmobile bridge)
Location:Cambridgeport, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Saxtons River
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 42.7 meters (140 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • Patrick S. O'Donnell notes the suspended span is aided by an intermediate pier not original to the bridge.

(snowmobile bridge)

Saxtons River, Vermont, USA - Saxtons River
Bridgemeister ID:2605 (added 2014-04-14)
Name:(snowmobile bridge)
Location:Saxtons River, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Saxtons River
Use:Snowmobile
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 45.7 meters (150 feet) estimated

Clarendon Gorge

Rutland vicinity, Vermont, USA - Mill River
Bridgemeister ID:323 (added before 2003)
Name:Clarendon Gorge
Also Known As:Robert Brugmann Memorial
Location:Rutland vicinity, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Mill River
At or Near Feature:Appalachian Trail
Coordinates:43.520240 N 72.925480 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:PQU
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1

Notes:

  • Destroyed by flood 1973, rebuilt.
  • Welles Lobb writes: "Bob Brugmann, my best friend from high school, was attempting to cross an older damaged version of the bridge on July 4, 1973 during a flood when he was swept to death in the raging waters. Bob was 17, a brilliant budding environmentalist, and was attempting a southbound thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail the time of his accident. Later, the Green Mountain Club (a hiking organization) rebuilt the bridge and dedicated it to my late friend."
Photo by Sanford Bragg

Hardwick

Hardwick, Vermont, USA - Lamoille River
Bridgemeister ID:7365 (added 2022-11-03)
Name:Hardwick
Location:Hardwick, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Lamoille River
Coordinates:44.504374 N 72.367150 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, c. 2020-2021 (last checked: 2021)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 31 meters (101.7 feet) estimated

School Street

Chester, Vermont, USA - Williams River Middle Branch
Bridgemeister ID:2532 (added 2011-12-25)
Name:School Street
Location:Chester, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Williams River Middle Branch
Coordinates:43.2628 N 72.59928 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2009)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)

Notes:

  • Sign at bridge states: "Destroyed August 1976, Rebuilt 1977"
Photo by David Denenberg

Winooski

Bolton, Vermont, USA - Winooski River
Bridgemeister ID:2946 (added 2019-09-29)
Name:Winooski
Also Known As:Long Trail
Location:Bolton, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Winooski River
Coordinates:44.378585 N 72.916677 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2019)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1


Do you have any information or photos for these bridges that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.


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