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Flint Covered Bridge
Flint Covered Bridge
Coordinates	43°56′56″N 72°27′32″W / 43.949°N 72.459°W
Carries	Automobiles
Locale	Tunbridge
	Flint Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Tunbridge, Vermont
Coordinates	43°56′56″N 72°27′31″W / 43.94889°N 72.45861°W
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1845
Architectural style	Queenpost truss
NRHP reference No.	74000239
Added to NRHP	September 10, 1974
Characteristics
Design	Queenpost Truss Bridge
Material	Wood
History
Construction end	1845
Location

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The Flint Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge carrying Bicknell Hill Road over the First Branch White River in northern Tunbridge, Vermont. Built in 1845, it is the oldest of five 19th-century covered bridges in Tunbridge, representing one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 10, 1974.^[1]

Description and history

The Flint Covered Bridge is located in far northern Tunbridge, just south of the town line with Chelsea, carrying Bicknell Hill Road over the First Branch White River just east of Vermont Route 110. It is a single-span Queenpost truss bridge, 87 feet (27 m) long, set on stone abutments that have been faced in concrete. It is 17.5 feet (5.3 m) wide, with a roadway width of 15 feet (4.6 m) (one lane). The trusses have been strengthened by iron rods descending from the diagonals, and laminated stringers have been added below the deck, with steel cables criss-crossed between the deck members to increase lateral stability. The sides and portal ends are finished in vertical board siding, and the bridge is covered by a gabled metal roof.^[2]

The bridge was built in 1845, and is the oldest of Tunbridge's five bridges. It was given an extensive renovation in 1969, in which its exterior siding was replaced in a sympathetic manner to its original finish. Along with a bridge in Chelsea, the bridges in Tunbridge, each spanning the same river in a 7-mile (11 km) stretch, represent one of the highest concentrations of historic covered bridges in the state.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Henry, Hugh (1974). "NRHP nomination for Flint Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-18. with photos from 1974

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VT-29, "Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT", 12 photos, 2 color transparencies, 7 data pages, 2 photo caption pages

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[NRHP-2] Henry, Hugh (1974). "NRHP nomination for Flint Covered Bridge". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-08-18. with photos from 1974

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-The '''Flint Covered Bridge''' is an {{convert|87|ft|adj=on}} long [[Queen post|Queenpost]] [[Truss bridge|Truss Bridge]] located in [[Tunbridge, Vermont|Tunbridge]], [[Orange County, Vermont|Orange County]], Vermont.<ref name="Bridgehunter">{{cite web|url=http://bridgehunter.com/vt/orange/100913003509131/|title=Flint Covered Bridge|work=Historic and Notable Bridges of the US|publisher=Bridgehunter.com|accessdate=20 January 2013}}</ref>  It spans the First Branch of the [[White River (Vermont)|White River]]<ref name="NRHP Listings 1979">{{cite book|title=National Register of Historic Places Annual Listing of Historic Properties|url=http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/listings/Weekly_List_FR-Tuesday-Feb-6-1979-listingyear1966-1978.pdf|volume=2|date=February 6, 1979|publisher=Department of the Interior National Park Service|page=7610}}</ref> in North Tunbridge on Bicknell Hill Road. The bridge was built in 1845 and refurbished in 1969.<ref name=Bridgehunter /> and was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 10, 1974.<ref name="NRHP Listings 1979" />
+The '''Flint Covered Bridge''' is a historic [[covered bridge]] carrying Bicknell Hill Road over the First Branch [[White River (Vermont)|White River]] in northern [[Tunbridge, Vermont]]. Built in 1845, it is the oldest of five 19th-century covered bridges in Tunbridge, representing one of the highest concentrations of covered bridges in the state. It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on September 10, 1974.<ref name="nris"/>
+==Description and history==
-== References ==
+The Flint Covered Bridge is located in far northern Tunbridge, just south of the town line with [[Chelsea, Vermont|Chelsea]], carrying Bicknell Hill Road over the First Branch White River just east of [[Vermont Route 110]]. It is a single-span [[Queen post|Queenpost]] [[truss bridge]], {{convert|87|ft|m}} long, set on stone [[abutment]]s that have been faced in concrete. It is {{convert|17.5|ft|m}} wide, with a roadway width of {{convert|15|ft|m}} (one lane). The trusses have been strengthened by iron rods descending from the diagonals, and laminated stringers have been added below the deck, with steel cables criss-crossed between the deck members to increase lateral stability. The sides and portal ends are finished in vertical board siding, and the bridge is covered by a gabled metal roof.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|74000239}}|title=NRHP nomination for Flint Covered Bridge|publisher=[[National Park Service]] |last1=Henry |first1=Hugh |date=1974 |accessdate=2016-08-18}} with {{NRHP url|id=74000239|photos=y|title=photos from 1974}}</ref>
+The bridge was built in 1845, and is the oldest of Tunbridge's five bridges. It was given an extensive renovation in 1969, in which its exterior siding was replaced in a sympathetic manner to its original finish. Along with [[Moxley Covered Bridge|a bridge in Chelsea]], the bridges in Tunbridge, each spanning the same river in a {{convert|7|mi|km|adj=on}} stretch, represent one of the highest concentrations of historic covered bridges in the state.<ref name=NRHP/>
+[[File:Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill R, Tunbridge vicinity (Orange County, Vermont).jpg|frameless]]
+==See also==
+*[[List of Vermont covered bridges]]
+*[[List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Vermont]]
+*[[List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont]]
+*[[National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont]]
+==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
-[[Category:Covered bridges in Vermont]]
+{{Commons category|Flint Covered Bridge}}
-[[Category:Wooden bridges in the United States]]
+*{{HAER |survey=VT-29 |id=vt0124 |title=Flint Bridge, Spanning First Branch White River, Bicknell Hill Road, Tunbridge, Orange County, VT |photos=12 |color=2 |data=7 |cap=2}}
-[[Category:Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont]]
-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Orange County, Vermont]]
-[[Category:Bridges completed in 1845]]
+{{NRHP in Orange County, Vermont}}
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Wooden bridges in Vermont]]
-{{Vermont-NRHP-struct-stub}}
+[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont]]
+[[Category:Covered bridges in Orange County, Vermont]]
+[[Category:Bridges completed in 1845]]
+[[Category:Historic American Engineering Record in Vermont]]
+[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Vermont]]
+[[Category:Buildings and structures in Tunbridge, Vermont]]
+[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont]]
+[[Category:Queen post truss bridges in the United States]]
+[[Category:1845 establishments in Vermont]]

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Vermont
National Historic Landmark	Justin Smith Morrill Homestead
Districts	Allis State Park Aloha Camp Aloha Hive Camp Bayley Historic District Bradford Village Historic District Brookfield Village Historic District Camp Billings Camp Wyoda Chelsea Village Historic District Depot Square Historic District Hayward and Kibby Mill Lanakila Camp Mari-Castle Asa May House Newbury Village Historic District Oxbow Historic District Randolph Center Historic District South Newbury Village Historic District Strafford Village Historic District Thetford Center Historic District Thetford Hill Historic District Thetford Hill State Park Tunbridge Village Historic District Wells River Village Historic District West Newbury Village Historic District
Buildings	Brock Hill Schoolhouse Central Vermont Railway Depot Chandler Music Hall and Bethany Parish House Elwin Chase House Congregational Church of Chelsea Ely Boston & Maine Railroad Depot Fairlee Railroad Depot Fairlee Town Hall Goshen Church Kimball Public Library Newbury Town House Marvin Newton House Peabody Library Post Mills Church South Tunbridge Methodist Episcopal Church Stratton's Inn Waits River Schoolhouse Wells River Graded School West Fairlee Center Church Harlie Whitcomb Farm Wildwood Hall
Structures	Bedell Covered Bridge ‡ Braley Covered Bridge Bridge 22 Cilley Covered Bridge Flint Covered Bridge Foundry Bridge Gifford Covered Bridge Howe Covered Bridge Kingsbury Covered Bridge Larkin Covered Bridge Lyme–East Thetford Bridge ‡ Mill Covered Bridge Morey Memorial Bridge ‡ Moxley Covered Bridge Piermont Bridge ‡ Thetford Center Covered Bridge Union Village Covered Bridge
Footnotes	‡ This historic property also has portions in an adjacent state.
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont and List of National Historic Landmarks in Vermont