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Vermont’s only floating bridge is being replaced

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Published July 4, 2014 4:34pm ET
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Vermont’s only floating bridge is being replaced
In this July 2, 2014 photo, Forrest Menard works on the first stages of a new floating bridge to carry Route 65 over Sunset Lake in Brookfield, Vt. The state's only floating bridge, originally built in 1820 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, fell into disrepair, was closed to traffic in 2008 and removed for replacement this year. The new bridge is scheduled to open in May 2015. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring) | Wilson Ring

BROOKFIELD, Vt. (AP) — Vermont’s historic floating bridge has been torn down, and state officials promise that a better structure that retains the aesthetic of the old span will be carrying vehicles and pedestrians over Sunset Lake in Brookfield by next summer.

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