Bridge Statistics

Region:  Southern County:  Rutland Town:  Pittsford / Proctor Town Line Locality:  Proctor Position - Lat:  Lon:  N 43 40.795 W 73 02.288 Owner:  Town Bridge Carries:  Gorham Bridge Road Bridge Crosses:  Otter Creek Bridge Traffic:  Vehicular Truss Type:  Town Lattice Year Built:  1842 Builder:  Abraham Owens & Nicolas Powers Structure Characteristics:  Span:  114'-0" Width: 16'-8" Lanes:  1 Posted Load: 3 Tons Posted Vertical Clearance: 11'-9" World Guide No.: 45-11-04 National Register of Historic Places Date: Unknown

Description
The Gorham or Goodnough Covered Bridge is a 114 foot long town lattice truss. It carries Gorham Bridge Road over the Otter Creek. This bridge was built in 1842.

Photography
Easy to photograph from sides.

Parking
Parking available in pulloff near bridge.

Truss

No photo available

Location Map

Location

About 2 miles south of the junction of US7 at Pittsford Mills on VT3 then right on Gorham Bridge Road a half mile to the bridge.