RIVER - OTTER CREEK
RUTLAND COUNTY
BUILT - 1842
Length - 139'.... NW of Pittsford, Pittsford Township. US7 N. 1.1 miles from jct with Mill St. in Pittsford, W. on Kendall Hill Rd. 0.7 miles to the bridge on the N. side of the road. Closed to motor traffic. The bridge was built in 1842 by Asa Nourse. In 1927, a flood swept the bridge 1.5 miles downstream but left the structure mostly intact. Since it was functional, the bridge was placed on barrels and transported back to its original location. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1974. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span Town Through Lattice, the bridge has been reinforced with laminated beams mounted below the trusses.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 45-11-05