Chiselville Covered Bridge
The Chiselville Covered Bridge is a covered bridge over the Roaring Branch of the Batten Kill in Sunderland, Vermont.[1] It bears a sign reading "One Dollar Fine for Driving Faster Than a Walk on This Bridge."
Description and history[edit]
The bridge was built 1870 by Daniel Oatman.[2]
It is a lattice truss bridge design, with additional steel I-beams which were installed in 1973 after damage caused by two overweight gravel trucks in 1971.
Popular culture[edit]
The bridge was featured in the 1987 film Baby Boom.[3]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Chiselville Covered Bridge in Sunderland". Happy Vermont. May 22, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Vermont Covered Bridge Society, Covered Bridges, Covered Bridge News". www.vermontbridges.org. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ "Bennington: Tour the Beautiful Covered Bridges of Vermont". Four Chimneys Inn. August 21, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
43°04′20″N 73°08′00″W / 43.07217°N 73.13320°W
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