This is a single suspension bridge from the Bridgemeister historical inventory of suspension bridges.

(flume bridge)

Proctor, Vermont, USA - Otter Creek
Bridgemeister ID:1692 (added 2005-03-27)
Name:(flume bridge)
Location:Proctor, Vermont, USA
Crossing:Otter Creek
At or Near Feature:Sutherland Falls
Use:Flume
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • The postcard presented here doesn't show much, but other photos show a large wood-shingled tower at one end of the bridge. The bridge was likely completed in the late 1800s.
  • Robert Ratti provided the following information: "it was a carrier of marble slurry from the Vermont Marble Co. and ended in the swamp nearby... In 1936, I lived right at the end of the swamp and climbed on that waste carrier many times."

Image Sets:

Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

Do you have any information or photos about this bridge that you would like to share? Please email david.denenberg@bridgemeister.com.

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