Montgomery in Franklin County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Hectorville Covered Bridge

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024

1. Hectorville Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Hectorville Covered Bridge, dismantled and placed in storage in 2002, was one of four bridges built in 1883 by Savanard and Sheldon Jewett in Montgomery Village. Lumberman and farmers, the Jewett brothers were prolific in the construction of the Town lattice truss, one of the most significant American truss types. Patented in 1820 by architect Ithiel Town, the truss system consisted of a rectangular timber frame connected by sawn planks in a lattice pattern held by trunnels. The 54-foot bridge was moved to Hectorville ca. 1899 to span the south branch of the Trout River, allowing access to a schoolhouse, store, and butter tub factory. The abutments remain south of the concrete bridge as a reminder of historic Hectorville.

Erected 2022 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 44° 51.237′ N,

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72° 36.77′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Vermont, in Franklin County. It is on Gibou Road 0.1 miles west of South Main Street (Vermont Route 118), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montgomery Center VT 05471, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Champlain Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Comstock Covered Bridge (approx. 3½ miles away); The Black Lantern Inn (approx. 3½ miles away); Union Church (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fuller Covered Bridge (approx. 3.6 miles away); Longley Covered Bridge (approx. 4.2 miles away); George Washington Henderson (approx. 8½ miles away); West Enosburg United Methodist Church (approx. 9.2 miles away); Opera House of Enosburg Falls (approx. 10 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Also see . . .
1. Hectorville Covered Bridge (PDF).

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024

2. Hectorville Covered Bridge Marker

National Register of Historic Places nomination for the bridge, which was listed in 1974. (Prepared by Hugh H. Henry, Vermont Division of Historic Sites; via National Park Service) (Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

2. Montgomery's Hectorville Bridge Project. Archived 2003 blog post about the effort to save the bridge. The bridge's status has not been updated on the site since then. (Scott Perry, Vermont Covered Bridge Society, Aug. 22, 2003) (Submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Hectorville Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Hugh H. Henry for Vermont Division of Historical Sites; via National Park Service (Public Domain), May 1974

3. Hectorville Covered Bridge

View of the east portal, looking southwest.

Hugh H. Henry for Vermont Division of Historical Sites; via National Park Service (Public Domain), May 1974

4. Hectorville Covered Bridge

View of the bridge looking north from the Trout River.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.