Bridge Statistics

Region:  Lake Champlain County:  Chittendon Town:  Charlotte Locality:  West Charlotte Position - Lat:  Lon:  N 44 19.968 W 73 16.896 Owner:  Town Bridge Carries:  Lake Road Bridge Crosses:  Holmes Creek Bridge Traffic:  Vehicular Truss Type:  Kingpost with Tied Arch Year Built:  1898 Builder:  Unknown Structure Characteristics:  Length:  40'-6" Width: 11'-7" Lanes: 1 Posted Load: 5 Tons Posted Vertical Clearance: Unknown World Guide No.: 45-04-01 National Register of Historic Places Date: Unknown

Description
The Lake Shore or Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is located on the shore of Lake Champlain. The superstructure is a Kingpost truss & a tied arch. It has a 39 foot span. This bridge carries Lake Road over Holmes Creek in the town of Charlotte. This bridge was built in 1898.

Photography
When photographing from road watch for traffic, Photos from easy to take, great shots of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack High Peaks in New York across the lake.

Parking
Parking in pulloffs on north side of bridge.

Truss

Town Lattice Trusss

Location Map

Location

West 1.4 miles from junction with US7 and SR5 (Ferry Road) on the east side of Charlotte, then north on Lake Rd. 1.8 miles to the bridge. The bridge is located Northwest of Charlotte in town of Charlotte in Chittendon County.