Robbins Nest Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Robbins Nest Covered Bridge
Carries:Automobile
(closed to public)
Crosses:Jail Branch of Winooski River
Locale:Barre, Vermont
Maint:private
Id:VT-12-18
Builder:Robert R. Robbins
Design:Covered, queen post
Material:Wood
Spans:1
Length:50.25feet
Width:12.8feet
Complete:1962
Coordinates:44.1794°N -72.4708°W

The Robbins Nest Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses the Jail Branch of the Winooski River off US Route 302 in Barre, Vermont.

The bridge is of queen post design built by Robert R. Robbins. Even though not historic, the bridge was built as a replica to one that stood just downstream and was swept away in the Vermont flood of 1927, and is of authentic design and construction. Ownership of the property has transferred at least once, and in 1990 the owners installed steel beams to reinforce the deck.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Evans, Benjamin and June. New England's Covered Bridges. University Press of New England, 2004.