Bridge Statistics

Region:  North Central County:  Lamoille Town:  Morristown Locality:  Sterling Owner:  Town Bridge Carries:  Bedell Hill Road Bridge Crosses:  Sterling Brook Bridge Traffic:  Vehicular Truss Type:  Kingpost with Queen Year Built:  1896 Builder:  Unknown Structure Characteristics:  Length:  63'-4" Width: 13'-9" Lanes:  1 Posted Load: 6 Tons Posted Vertical Clearance: None World Guide No.: 45-08-11 National Register of Historic Places Date: Unknown

Description
The Red Covered Bridge is a 66 foot long Kingpost and Queenpost Truss. It carries Bedell Hill Road over the Sterling Brook in Sterling. This bridge was built in about 1896.

Photography
For portal photos, be careful of the traffic at the intersection in front of the bridge. Hard to get down to stream for elevation photos.

Parking
Parking available at intersection before crossing bridge.

Truss

The Truss is a Kingpost Truss with an added Queenpost

Location Map

Location

1.8 miles north of junction VT108 on VT100, then 0.7 miles left on Stagecoach Road, then 1.6 miles left and just right on Cole Road. The bridge is located in the Town of Morrisonville in Lamoille County.