Downers / Upper Falls
Bridge
VT-14-08 |
| Weathersfield VT - Windsor County |
Photo of Downers Bridge
Photo of Downers Bridge Portal
| Region: |
Southern |
| County: |
Windsor |
| Town: |
Weathersfield |
| Locality: |
Amsden (Downers Four Corners) |
Position - Lat:
Lon: |
N 43 23.904
W 72 31.297 |
| Owner: |
Town |
| Bridge Carries: |
Upper Falls Rd |
| Bridge Crosses: |
Black River |
| Bridge Traffic: |
Vehicular |
| Truss Type: |
Town Lattice |
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| Year Built: |
1840 |
| Builder: |
James F. Tasker |
| Structure Characteristics: |
Span: 120'-0"
Width: 14'-7"
Lanes: 1 |
| Posted Load: |
3 Tons |
| Posted Vertical Clearance: |
9'-5" |
| World Guide No.: |
45-14-08 |
| National Register of Historic Places Date: |
Unknown |
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| Description |
| The Downers or Upper Falls Covered Bridge is a 120 foot long Town Lattice Truss . It carries a Upper Falls Road over the Black River in Amsden. This bridge was built in about 1840.
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| Photography |
| Portal photos are easy, traffic volume is low. Getting down the the stream is easy on the west side of bridge. Nice area along bank to take pictures of sides of bridge. Dropped my digital camera into the Black River while taking photos of this bridge, it floated down the river a short distance in its leather case, luckily it still works. |
| Parking |
| Cross the bridge. Lots of parking along the road on the other side. |
Truss
Location Map
| Location |
| 0.3 miles west of junction of VT106 on VT44, then 0.1 miles left on Upper Falls Rd.
The bridge is located south west of Amsden in Windsor County.
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