🌉 Island Pond Covered Footbridge
Brighton (Island Pond), VT · built 2003
Island Pond grew up as a railroad hub midway between Portland and Montreal, and its rail yard split the village in two, so residents have needed a footbridge over the tracks since the 1850s. After the previous footbridge was torn down in 1973, locals campaigned for decades for a replacement. The present covered Howe truss footbridge, built in 2003 and lifted into place in one piece by two cranes, reconnects the upper and lower halves of the village with covered stair approaches on both sides.
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Bridge facts compiled from the National Register of Historic Places, the Vermont Covered Bridge Society and town histories. Map pin is approximate.