Bridge Number 53

Bridge Number VT105-10 is located just west of the village of Sheldon Junction, which occupies a bend on the north side of Missisquoi River in central western Sheldon. Vermont Route 105, a major roadway that roughly parallels the river in this area, crosses the river in a roughly northeast–southwest orientation. The bridge consists of four spans, mounted on concrete abutments and three concrete piers. The two center spans are each 175 ft, while the approach spans are each 125 ft, giving the bridge a total length of just over 600 ft. Steel stringers support beams on which the concrete bridge deck is laid. The bridge was built in 1947, as part of a program by the state to improve deficient…