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Halpin Covered Bridge

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operation on the east side of the river, and had dry laid stone abutments. It is one of only two covered bridges in Middlebury. It had minor repairs made in the 1960s. In 1994 the bridge had extensive work done by Jan Lewandoski, in which the bridge was completely removed from its crumbling marble
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on Halpin Bridge Road, a dead-end road off Halpin Road. The bridge spans a gorge carrying the Muddy Branch of the New Haven River, and now provides access only to the Halpin family farm. It is a single-span
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The Halpin Covered Bridge is located in a rural area of northern Middlebury, near or on the border with neighboring
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abutments, and new concrete abutments were created for it.
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carrying Halpin Bridge Road across the Muddy Branch of the
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truss, 66 feet (20 m) long, resting on concrete
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South Starksboro Friends Meeting House and Cemetery
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Coordinates
44°03′00″N 73°08′28″W / 44.05°N 73.141°W / 44.05; -73.141
New Haven River
Middlebury, Vermont
ID number
Town lattice
Clearance above
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Halpin Covered Bridge is located in Vermont
Halpin Covered Bridge is located in the United States
44°3′0″N 73°08′28″W / 44.05000°N 73.14111°W / 44.05000; -73.14111
74000199
covered bridge
New Haven River
Middlebury, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places
New Haven
Town lattice
abutments
marble
quarry
National Register of Historic Places listings in Addison County, Vermont
List of Vermont covered bridges
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service

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