Free! One Covered Bridge. Take It Away!
WGN VT-13-05
Williamsville, Vt., March 15, 2009 - Much to the surprise of Williamsville residents an ad for their historic Williamsville Covered Bridge was up for grabs in The Burlington Free Press Classified section.
The decision was made that replacing the historic Williamsville Covered Bridge with a replica rather than repairing it would be the most cost effective option to crossing the river there. The first problem to solve is removing the old bridge. It will need to be demolished or moved from the site.
By law, the federal highway administration has to offer the bridge to the public, hence, the ad in the Burlington Free Press. If there are no takers, the bridge will be demolished.
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[Our thanks to Tom Keating, Johnny Esau, and Brian Fitzgerald for alerting us to this story - Ed]
