West Dummerston Covered Bridge
Encyclopedia
West Dummerston Covered Bridge is a historic wooden bridge on Dummerston Center Road and VT 30, over the West River
in Dummerston, Vermont
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It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
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West River (Vermont)
The West River is a tributary of the Connecticut River, about long, in southern Vermont in the United States. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Wantastiquet" and as "Waters of the Lonely Way"...
in Dummerston, Vermont
Dummerston, Vermont
Dummerston is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,915 at the 2000 census. Dummerston is home to the longest covered bridge still in use inside the state borders of Vermont.-History:...
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It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
Recent History
The West Dummerston bridge was closed on August 28, 2011 due to damage suffered in flooding created by Hurricane IreneHurricane Irene (2011)
Hurricane Irene was a large and powerful Atlantic hurricane that left extensive flood and wind damage along its path through the Caribbean, the United States East Coast and as far north as Atlantic Canada in 2011...
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