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The Charles N. Vilas Bridge between Bellows Falls, Vermont and North Walpole, New Hampshire, is a 〔 two-span concrete deck arch bridge over the Connecticut River. It was built in 1930 and has been closed since March 2009.〔 ==History== In 1784, a wooden covered bridge, the first bridge over the Connecticut River, was built on this site by Colonel Enoch Hale, as a toll bridge.〔Hard, pp. 143-144〕 The toll was 3¢ for a man on horseback, double if he were in a chaise. If he were in a two-horse chaise, the toll was 20¢.〔 In 1840, it was replaced by the lattice truss Tucker Toll Bridge at the same location. The Tucker Toll Bridge was the product of Captain Isaac Damon.〔Allen, p.66〕 He built lattice truss covered bridges all over New England and New York, including 11 over the Connecticut River.〔 The Vilas Bridge was built in 1930, rehabilitated in 1974, and closed in 2009.〔 It is a two-span, concrete arch bridge with open spandrels, with "turned" concrete bolsters holding up its railing. A notable plaque is mounted on the bridge containing a section of "The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoole. Just downstream of the bridge are some petroglyphs carved into the rock on the Vermont side. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vilas Bridge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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