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Sunset Lake Floating Bridge

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The first bridge on this site was erected in 1820. It was built this way because the lake is too deep for traditional pilings. According to the Watershed Management Division of Vermont, the lake's depth can reach 120 feet.
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The seventh bridge was closed to traffic and torn down in 2008 for replacement due to failure of its flotation system, which was based on foam-filled barrels.
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The current bridge, the eighth at this location, is supported by fiber-reinforced polymer pontoons.
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Sunset Lake Floating Bridge in 2008 (7th bridge)
Coordinates
44°02′33″N 72°36′17″W / 44.042525°N 72.604651°W / 44.042525; -72.604651
VT 65
Brookfield
Pontoon bridge
floating bridge
Vermont Route 65
Brookfield
Vermont
United States






"Vermont replaces state's only floating bridge"
"Depth Charts of Vermont Lakes and Ponds"
"Vermont Town's Famous Floating Bridge Reopens With Fanfare"
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Road bridges in Vermont
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Bridges completed in 1820
Bridges completed in 1884
Bridges completed in 1936
Bridges completed in 1978

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