Meadow Road Bridge Replacement with Covered Bridge

planned

The project involves replacing the failing Meadow Road Bridge over the Mad River north of Waitsfield Village with a covered bridge structure. The proposal includes building the bridge through a teaching program combining workforce training, traditional craftsmanship, and community involvement, with potential grant funding from programs like the Northern Border Regional Commission’s Timber for Transit initiative. The design targets a load capacity of about 50,000 pounds and aims to reintroduce a historically accurate covered bridge as a community landmark.