The Bartonsville Covered Bridge was a wooden covered bridge in the village of Bartonsville, in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Built in 1870 by Sanford Granger, the bridge was a lattice truss style with a 151 foot span across the Williams River. In 2011, it was destroyed in flooding caused by Hurricane Irene, but it is expected to be rebuilt.
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