Sanborn Covered Bridge

Friends of the Sanborn CB

We are always seeking volunteer support for covered bridge related projects. Have your name added to the project list! We will send out an email of upcoming opportunities to help with hands-on projects, planning for fundraising, and events at the bridge sites

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Total Secured Funding

What happens now?

The Town has a contract with Dubois & King to conduct the required engineering for the bridge. Phase 1 of engineering should be complete by December 2023. Phase 2 will begin in January 2024.

This project requires several reviews and permits. With the support of many, this part of the project will be wrapped up by the end of 2023, too.

Construction is tenatively planned for the late fall of 2024 into the winter, barring any complications with permitting, engineering, or funding.

Late Summer/Fall of 2025 is the tenative completion date.

Stepping up to bridge Lyndon’s history, public art, outdoor recreation, & community.

Lyndon is the “Covered Bridge Capital of the NEK” and the home to five historic covered bridges. With renewed Town commitment to these assets, planning for their continued presence is underway.

A small grant from Kingdom Trails Association helped paint Schoolhouse Bridge in June 2022 and installed interpretive signs at Sanborn and Schoolhouse. An Animating Infrastructure Grant through the Vermont Arts Council was awarded for a sculptural installation at Sanborn Bridge by October 2023. The sculpture project is also supported by Vermont Community Foundation and Vermont Humanities.

The biggest news is the acquisition of Sanborn Bridge by the Town of Lyndon and the seeking of funds for its revitalization. The restoration of this Paddleford Truss bridge is a $1.5M project. Preservation Trust of Vermont has seeded the project by awarding Sanborn CB a 2022 Bruhn Revitalization Grant of $100,000. Additional grant funding has been awarded by Vermont Housing & Conservation Board, USDA Rural Development, Northern Borders Regional Commission, The Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, and The Freeman Foundation and VTrans Transportation Alternatives Program. The Town will continue to seek grant funding for the project.

We are always seeking volunteer support for covered bridge related projects. Have your name added to the project list! We will send out an email of upcoming opportunities to help with hands-on projects, planning for fundraising, and events at the bridge sites.

Gratitude to:

Many thanks to our donors of the capital campaign!

Supporters of the Bridge: giving of $1000-$4,999

Century 21

Passumpsic Bank

Vermont Covered Bridges Society

Carmen’s Ice Cream, Inc.

Steve & Marty Feltus

Lyndon Woodworking

BJB Properties, LLC

Jason Smith of Sheffield, VT

Benefactors of the Bridge: giving of $5,000-$9,999

Union Bank

 

Sustainers of the Bridge: giving of $10,000+

Vanguard Charitable in honor of Sarah Lafferty

The White Market

Community National Bank

Anonymous

Lyndon Chamber of Commerce

Legacy Giving for the Bridge: giving of $50,000+

Barbara Allen Norris, former owner of Bag Balm

Capital Campaign Success!

We did it! The capital campaign raised $25,000 in local giving to receive a $25,000 match from the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. This $50,000 is complimented by $10,000 donations from The White Market, Vanguard Charitable, an anonymous donor, Lyndon Chamber of Commerce and commitment from Community National Bank. This totals $100,000!
Going above and beyond, Barbara Allen Norris, the former owner of Bag Balm, supported the Sanborn CB project with a donation of $50,000. Thank you! The funds will support a complete engineering package and keep the project on track. 
Thank you to everyone who contributed!