Robbins Nest Covered Bridge

Robbins Nest Covered Bridge
Robbins Nest Covered Bridge
Coordinates	44°10′46″N 72°28′15″W / 44.17944°N 72.47083°W
Carries	Automobile; (closed to public)
Crosses	Jail Branch of Winooski River
Locale	Barre, Vermont
Maintained by	private
ID number	VT-12-18
Characteristics
Design	Covered, queen post
Material	Wood
Total length	50.25 ft (15.32 m)
Width	12.8 ft (3.9 m)
No. of spans	1
History
Constructed by	Robert R. Robbins
Construction end	1962
Location

The Robbins Nest Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses the Jail Branch of the Winooski River off US Route 302 in Barre, Vermont.

The bridge is of queen post design built by Robert R. Robbins. Even though not historic, the bridge was built as a replica to one that stood just downstream and was swept away in the Vermont flood of 1927, and is of authentic design and construction. Ownership of the property has transferred at least once, and in 1990 the owners installed steel beams to reinforce the deck.^[1]

References

^ Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

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[1] Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004. ISBN 1-58465-320-5

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