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Larkin Covered Bridge (North Tunbridge, Vermont)

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of stone and concrete, and is covered by a metal roof. Its side walls are made of vertical board siding and have no openings. The portal ends and the interiors of the portals are also finished in vertical board siding. Although the trusses are set to form a rectangle, the portals are slightly
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The Larkin Covered Bridge stands a short way north of the village center of North Tunbridge, on Larkin Road a short way east of its junction with
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truss structure, 68 feet (21 m) long and 16 feet (4.9 m) wide, with a 13-foot (4.0 m) roadway (one lane). It rests on
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The bridge was built in 1902, and is one of only two documented early 20th-century bridges in the state; the other is the
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
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skewed, giving the bridge a parallelogram shape on the outside.
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National Register of Historic Places in Orange County, Vermont
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Larkin Covered Bridge (North Tunbridge, Vermont) is located in Vermont
Larkin Covered Bridge (North Tunbridge, Vermont) is located in the United States
Tunbridge, Vermont
43°55′22″N 72°27′56″W / 43.92278°N 72.46556°W / 43.92278; -72.46556
74000327
covered bridge
White River
Tunbridge, Vermont
National Register of Historic Places
Vermont Route 110
kingpost
abutments
Kingsbury Covered Bridge
Randolph
Chelsea

National Register of Historic Places listings in Orange County, Vermont
List of Vermont covered bridges
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Vermont


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National Register of Historic Places
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"NRHP nomination for Larkin Covered Bridge"
National Park Service

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