Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on April 27th, 2016.
Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge
While driving the backroads of Rhode Island we came upon this charming covered bridge. Swamp Meadow Bridge is a covered bridge crossing Hemlock... more
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Swamp Meadow Covered Bridge
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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While driving the backroads of Rhode Island we came upon this charming covered bridge. Swamp Meadow Bridge is a covered bridge crossing Hemlock Brook located on Central Pike in the town of Foster, Rhode Island. It is the second bridge to be built at this site.
The first bridge was proposed in 1986, when the Town of Foster decided to build a covered bridge in honor of Rhode Island's 350th birthday. The wood was donated by Providence Water Supply. It used Town lattice trusses and was built over an existing steel bridge.[1] Approval from the Rhode Island Department of Transportation came in 1992, and construction began on 12 September 1992. Jed Dixon was the bridge's designer, and all work was performed by volunteers. The bridge was dedicated on 23 May 1993 but was burned by vandals on September 11 of that year. There was an immediate campaign to rebuild the bridge. Twelve days after the destruction, the town council approved construction of the current bridge, which was dedicated on 5 November 1994.[
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