Holmes Creek Covered Bridge
Holmes Creek Covered Bridge is a structure in Charlotte, Vermont, listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 1974.
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- Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont
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History
The Holmes Creek Covered Bridge, also called the Lakeshore Covered Bridge, is a one-lane wooden covered bridge that crosses Holmes Creek in Charlotte, Vermont on Lake Road, adjacent to Charlotte Beach. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
The bridge is of King post truss with tied arch design, one of only 3 left standing in the state. This bridge is also one of the shortest in the state, and it at the lowest elevation being just off the shore of Lake Champlain.
According to the placard mounted on the bridge, the town Selectmen originally specified the bridge's width and height to accommodate passage of "a load of hay, high and wide."
During the late 1800s, the Holmes family operated what is said to be the largest apple orchard in New England, located just southwest of the bridge. Offshore in Lake Champlain there are submerged pilings; the only remaining evidence of the pier where boats docked to load the fruit.
Excerpt from the Wikipedia article, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. The official nomination form is linked under Sources.
Other listings in Charlotte
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- Clemmons Farm Building · listed 2025
- McNeil Homestead Building · listed 1982
- Mount Philo State Park District · listed 2001
- Sloop Island Canal Boat Site · listed 2022
- Tavern on Mutton Hill Building · listed 1982
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