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The Gates Farm Covered Bridge
Cambridge, VT
WGN Number: 45-08-04
Gates Farm Covered Bridge
Gates Farm Covered Bridge
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997

The Gates Farm Bridge stands in a cornfield beside Route 15. The bridge was originally built as the Little Bridge over the Seymour River by George Washington Holmes in 1897, but it was moved in 1950 after the river was diverted through the farm.

Gates Farm Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
Town: Cambridge
Location: Off of Route 15
Crossing: Seymour River
Date: 1897
Builder: George Washington Holmes
Truss Type: Burr arch
Truss Length: 82 feet
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 1989
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Joe Nelson, P.O Box 267, Jericho, VT 05465-0267 This file posted 03/07/2014

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