Martins Mill Covered Bridge
Hartland, VT
WGN Number: 45-14-01
Photo by Joe Nelson © 1997
Martins Mill Bridge stands in the midst of the remains of a nineteenth century industrial complex. The bridge is said to have once carried a penstock to power the works here.
Richard Sanders Allen wrote that the bridge "once had a spring-fed wooden conduit running through it lengthwise to carry a forceful stream of water to Martins Mill on the south bank." (Sanders Allen, R. (1962) Rare Old Covered Bridges of Windsor County Vermont. Brattleboro, Vermont: The Book Cellar pg. 19)
The Covered Spans of Yesteryear website notes that "in 1979 distribution beams were tie-bolted under the deck, diagonal steel sway braces were installed, and steel cables were added for lateral support."
Today the bridge remains much as it was when James Tasker built it more than one hundred years ago.
Martins Mill Covered Bridge Vital Statistics
| Town: | Hartland |
| Location: | Martinsville Road |
| Crossing: | Lulls Brook |
| Date: | 1881 |
| Builder: | James Tasker |
| Truss Type: | Town lattice |
| Truss Length: | 136 feet |
| Other Names: | Martinsville |
| National Register of Historical Places Listing Date: | August 28, 1973 |
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.
