Quinlan's Covered Bridge
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CarriesAutomobile
CrossesLewis Creek
Quinlan's Covered Bridge | |
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 Bridge in U.S. state of Vermont | |
| Coordinates | 44°16′34″N 73°11′02″W / 44.276°N 73.184°W |
| Carries | Automobile |
| Crosses | Lewis Creek |
| Locale | Charlotte, Vermont |
| Official name | The Quinlan Covered Bridge |
| Maintained by | Town of Charlotte |
| ID number | VT-04-03 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Covered, Burr Arch |
| Material | Wood |
| Total length | 86 ft (26.21 m)[1] |
| Width | 16.5 ft (5.03 m) wide with a 13.5 ft (4.11 m) roadway |
| Height | 11 ft (3.35 m) Vertical Clearance at Center of Bridge |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Load limit | 5 tons |
| Clearance above | 10.5 ft (3.20 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | unknown |
| Construction end | 1849 |
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| Coordinates | 44°16′35″N 73°11′4″W / 44.27639°N 73.18444°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74000208[2] |
| Added to NRHP | September 10, 1974 |
Quinlan's Covered Bridge, also called the Quinlan Covered Bridge,[1] or colloquially known as the Lower Covered Bridge,[3] and Sherman Covered Bridge[4] is a wooden covered bridge that crosses Lewis Creek in Charlotte, Vermont on Monkton Road. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[2] It is one of nine 19th-century Burr arch covered bridges in the state.
