Swanton Railroad Bridge

July 29, 2003 - Dear Sirs or Madam: The attached might be of interest to your members. I took this B&W photo on February 21, 1983. My research shows it to be the Swanton Railroad bridge (Lamoille Valley RR at the time) over the Missisquoi River, built as a Pratt Truss, 369 Ft. with 3 spans in 1898. This view is from the west side of the river. At the time it was arsoned (don't know exact date) it was the longest railroad covered bridge in the world. The weather wasn't too good the day I took the shot, and unfortunately I have no color images.

Tom Hildreth
Chester, Vermont

Swanton Railroad Bridge
Photo by Tom Hildreth
February 21, 1983