The Comstock Covered Bridge
Montgomery, VT
WGN Number: 45-06-04
Photo by Scott Wagner © 2006
A side portal in the Comstock Bridge exposes the plank lattice truss and gives the user a glimpse around a sharp bend in the road. Before the rehabilitation you could look up through the rafters to see the original wood shingles under the metal roof.
The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website provides the following construction and historical information: "Distribution beams have been added under its deck. The (original) abutments (were) of irregular stone and laid without mortar. The west abutment stands on exposed bedrock (and retains the original design). In 1997 a flood washed out the bridges approaches which were repaired in 1998."
The bridge underwent a rehabilitation in 2003. The plan during the rehabilitation was to save and reuse as much original material as possible. Thankfully much of the original material was able to be reused. During the project repairs were made to the roof, trusses, flooring, and abutments. The east abutment appears to have been replaced. The rehabilitation work was done by Blow and Cote of Morrisville, Vermont. Go to Comstock Bridge Rehabilitation Project - 2003 to follow the project as it progressed.
Our thanks to the Town of Montgomery for allowing the posting of the Vermont Covered Bridge Society Welcome patch. For more information about the Montgomery area visit their website at www.montgomeryvt.us.
Comstock Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
| Town: | Montgomery |
| Location: | Comstock Bridge Road |
| Crossing: | Trout River |
| Date: | 1883 |
| Builder: | S. & S. Jewett |
| Truss Type: | Town Lattice |
| Truss Length: | 69 feet |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | November 19, 1974 |
| Date Rehabilitated: | 2003 |
| Rehabilitation Contractor: | Blow and Cote, Inc. Morrisville, VT. |
Credits: All pictures, information and descriptions are taken from Spanning Time Vermont's Covered Bridges by Joseph C. Nelson ©1997 and the World Guide to Covered Bridges - 2009 unless otherwise specified.
