🌉 Scribner Covered Bridge
Johnson, VT · built 1919
Photo: Steven Bergeron via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)Named for Scribner families who lived nearby, the Scribner Bridge began as a low, half-height uncovered pony-truss bridge of massive timbers and was only given its covered shed around 1919, making it one of the few Vermont covered bridges created by covering an existing open bridge. Its short queenpost trusses lack internal bracing and were later reinforced with metal plates. In 1960 its stone abutments were replaced with concrete and steel I-beams were installed under the deck. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974.
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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.