Sunset Lake Floating Bridge
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Floating bridge on Sunset Lake in Brookfield, VT re-built by Miller Construction, Inc in 2015 Photo by Krystal DeCoteau
| Sunset Lake Floating Bridge | |
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| Sunset Lake Floating Bridge in 2008 (7th bridge)
Sunset Lake Floating Bridge in 2008
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | 2 lanes of  VT 65 |
| Crosses | Sunset Lake |
| Locale | Brookfield, Vermont, United States |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pontoon bridge |
| Total length | 318 feet (97 m)[1] |
| Design life | 100 years[1] |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $2.4M[1] |
| Opened | 1820, ?, ?, 1884, ?, 1936, 1978, 2015 |
| Replaces | previous bridge |
 Sunset Lake Floating Bridge
Location in Vermont
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The Sunset Lake Floating Bridge is a floating bridge that carries Vermont Route 65 across Sunset Lake in Brookfield, Vermont, United States.
History
The first bridge on this site was erected in 1820.[1] It was built this way because the lake is too deep for traditional pilings.
The seventh bridge was closed to traffic and torn down in 2008 for replacement due to failure of its floatation system, which was based on foam-filled barrels.[2]
The current bridge, the eighth at this location,[1] is supported by fiber-reinforced polymer pontoons.[2]
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- Road bridges in Vermont
- Brookfield, Vermont
- Pontoon bridges
- Bridges completed in 1820
- Bridges completed in 1884
- Bridges completed in 1936
- Bridges completed in 1978
- Bridges completed in 2015
- Buildings and structures in Orange County, Vermont
- Transportation in Orange County, Vermont
- 1820 establishments in Vermont
